The provincial administration of East Java has obtained IDR 135.8 billion (EUR 10.3 million) for its 2009 budget from cigarette excise taxes to set up smoking areas in public buildings.

The Malang regency which received IDR 5.2 billion (EUR 387) said it would provide smoking areas in the regency administration building, the Kanjuruhan General Hospital in Kepanjen and the regency legislative council building.
Regency officials, however, remained silent when asked on when the regulation banning smoking with its harsh sanctions would be issued. A harsh bylaw on restricting smoking in public spaces was issued by the Jakarta administration but it was found ineffective since it was not enforced.
The larger part of the central government's total allocation of IDR 200 billion goes to East Java. The remaining IDR 64.2 billion goes to Central Java, West Java, Yogyakarta and North Sumatra provinces.
East Java is home to three major cigarette producers: PT Gudang Garam, PT Bentoel International and PT Sampoerna, which contribute IDR 44 trillion to government revenues from cigarette excise taxes. (pi)