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Cigarettes, biris, pan masala, tobacco products to get costlier from Feb 1

The government on Wednesday notified February 1 as the date from which additional excise duty will be levied on tobacco ...

Tobacco taxes decoded: FAQs explain machine-based excise on chewing tobacco, gutkha

Under the new framework, excise duty will no longer depend on actual production or self-declared output. Duty will be levied on a deemed quantity of production linked to the maximum capacity of the ...

Cigarette, gutkha prices set to rise as Centre sharply hikes excise duties from Feb 1

In a major policy shift, the Finance Ministry on Wednesday notified a comprehensive overhaul of the excise duty structure for tobacco products, marking the first substantive revision since the rollout ...
The Denver Post

With cigarette makers’ new packaging, color tobacco opponents skeptical

RICHMOND, Va. — Goodbye, Marlboro Lights. Hello, Marlboro Gold Pack. “Light” cigarettes are going up in smoke by the end of June, but their names and packaging are getting a colorful makeover. The ...
Los Angeles Times

Cigarette machines are now packing art

PHILADELPHIA — Pull a knob on the vintage cigarette machine and you may pick up a new habit -- buying art. The Art-o-Mat offers miniature paintings, sculpture and other tiny trinkets for not much more ...