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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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 ...