Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco. Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia ...

Cigarette prices have increased by at least ₹22 to ₹25 per pack of 10 sticks following the implementation of additional excise duty from Sunday, February 1. Distributors said that premium cigarettes, ...

After the new excise duty regime kicked in, cigarette prices have gone up, with a pack of 10 sticks now costing at least Rs 22–25 more than before.This follows the government’s decision to raise taxes ...

Cigarette prices have surged significantly since the excise duty hike on 1 February, burning a hole in your pocket. The hike depends on the length of the cigarette sticks — the longer, the costlier.

Smokers will have to pay more for cigarettes from February 1, as the Centre rolls out a new excise duty regime based on cigarette length, along with a health cess on pan masala and tobacco products.

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One more reason to kick butts. Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in the US, according to the CDC, causing everything from cancer to lung disease to heart disease. Second hand smoke, ...

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At a holiday party for my graduate students and alumni, I noticed an unusual number of them traipsing out to the stoop to smoke cigarettes. I give these parties every year, and there are always a ...

Anyone who has paid close attention to Donald Trump’s utterances over the years is acutely aware of his black-and-white perspective on America’s history and its current trajectory. It’s a tale of ...

Today, on December 10, 2025, marks the eighth anniversary of the passing of Charles Marvin Green Jr., better known as "Angry Grandpa." For millions of people, he was more than just a loud, cursing, ...