Cigarettes, pan masala, and other tobacco products have become costlier today onwards as the government's new tax structure, aiming to tighten regulation and keep tax levels high on these so-called ...

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An additional excise duty on cigarettes and tobacco products, and a health cess on pan masala, will come into effect from 1 February. This additional duty is imposed over and above the highest 40% ...

A study by three US universities argues that ultra-processed foods (UPFs) should face stricter regulation, comparing them to cigarettes due to their engineering for consumption and addiction. The ...

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.

Cigarette prices have risen by at least ₹22 to ₹25 for every 10-stick pack following the activation of extra excise duties on Sunday. With wholesale hubs closed on Sunday, distributors anticipate that ...

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, ...

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A creep with a lengthy rap sheet was arrested Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old girl in a Stuyvesant Town apartment building last week, according to authorities. Germaine Parham, 33, was cuffed in ...

Where there’s smoke, there may soon be new taxes. Gov. Matt Meyer proposed a $6.9 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year with 5% growth in operational spending and a revenue plan that ...

UPFs are made to encourage addiction and consumption and should be regulated like tobacco, say researchers Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or ...

A 14-year-old girl was raped in Stuyvesant Town on Thursday, police said. Germaine Parham, 33, was identified as the girl’s attacker by the NYPD, which released MTA surveillance images and a mugshot ...