Table 3.
Desirability and feasibility of TAPS regulations in the next 5 years
| Measures | Score |
Comments | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wave 1 |
Wave 2 |
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| D | F | TF | PF | ||
| Banning TAPS in all media including the internet | 5 (0) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | Feasibility depends on media type; Outdoor/indoor billboards would be the most feasible (with sub-national government support), then broadcasting and printed media, and lastly the internet |
| Challenges: low stakeholder commitment, inadequate advocacy for an internet ban, and lack of revision of broadcasting laws | |||||
| Banning TAPS and cigarette displays at retailers | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | Not outlined in the national regulations, but should be feasible at sub-national level by attaching it to smoke-free bylaws. |
| Would require strong commitment from sub-national governments and collaboration with retailers | |||||
| Could be more complex for informal retailers | |||||
| Banning direct promotional selling such as cigarette girls/boys | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 3 (2) | It is outlined in PP 109/2012, but there is no clear description of implementation |
| Potential resistance from the TI | |||||
| An opportunity to ban via child protection/child worker protection as an entry point | |||||
| Ministry of Women and Child Protection, Ministry of Work Force and Ministry of Small Enterprises should be encouraged | |||||
| Banning tobacco-sponsored events | 5 (0) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | It is included in PP 109/2012 and has been implemented by some sub-national governments, viewed as likely feasible |
| Others viewed it as less feasible due to tight patronage relationships between the art world and TI, low political will, and dependency on tobacco money | |||||
| Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Education, Creative Economic Body, and sub-national governments have essential roles in this | |||||
| Banning all types of TI CSR | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | The majority had pessimistic views regarding the feasibility of banning CSR, due to high dependence on TI support |
| There is a potential challenge from community groups that are groomed by the TI; Indonesian law obliges all companies to contribute to CSR | |||||
| Public pressure is needed | |||||
| Adoption of plain/standardised packaging | 5 (1) | 3 (2) | 4 (1) | 3 (2) | The majority agreed that plain packaging with a larger pictorial health warning is desired |
| This measure seems to be far from the current target, but the government must aim at this | |||||
| The adoption will require revision of PP 109, stronger voices from the Ministry of Health and commitment from Ministry of Industry and Trade | |||||
Values are presented as median (interquartile range).
TAPS, tobacco advertising, promotions, and sponsorship; D, desirability; F, feasibility; TF, technical feasibility; PF, political feasibility; CSR, corporate social responsibility; PP, Peraturan Pemerintah (government regulation); TI, tobacco industry.