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Cigarette prices jump as new excise regime kicks in, stoking smuggling fearsCigarette prices have significantly increased following a new excise duty. This tax hike, the first in seven years, aims to align India's t...02 Feb, 2026, 12.09 PM IST- Cigarette prices jump up to ₹55 per pack as new excise duty kicks in. Check what gets costlier and by how muchCigarette prices have surged by at least ₹22-25 per pack following a new excise duty. Premium cigarettes will see an increase of ₹50-55 per...01 Feb, 2026, 08.27 PM IST
- Classic, Gold Flake or Marlboro: How your cigarette bills may get costlier from February 1From February 1, 2026, cigarettes will cost more -- and it’s not just the brand that matters. Short sticks see smaller hikes, but king-size...01 Jan, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
- ITC restarts cigarette productionThis may come as a relief for smokers who are paying through their nose for cigarettes with retailers over-charging them over the printed p...18 May, 2020, 10.45 PM IST
- Drinkers and smokers to pay more for their habitLiquor hops in certain parts are selling through the backdoor only to select customers at a premium since liquor shops are closed throughou...02 Apr, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
- Retailers selling cigarettes and liquor in black hike pricesWhile grocery shops are the only ones selling cigarettes since pan-and-cigarette shops remaining closed for the 21 days lockdown, these ret...01 Apr, 2020, 07.38 PM IST
- Budget 2019: Cigarette makers are unlikely to hike prices due to imposition of the excise duty, say analystsAn analyst, who requested anonymity, said cigarette companies can factor this excise duty impact when they hike prices next due to increase...05 Jul, 2019, 05.30 PM IST
- ITC increases cigarette prices by 4-8% as a result of higher taxA 20-cigarette pack of Classic and Gold Flake Kings will now cost Rs 300, compared with their earlier maximum retail price of Rs 278.25 Jul, 2017, 10.36 AM IST
- Cigarette makers fear duty hike in budgetTop players in the tobacco industry have gone into a huddle before the budget, fearing a further hike in excise duties on cigarettes and ot...27 Jan, 2017, 10.51 AM IST
- How increased excise duty on cigarettes has made the Indian market vulnerable to Chinese brandsIn a country where about 102 billion cigarette sticks were smoked in FY15, illegal brands and cheap imports aren’t new, although they’re sp...01 Sep, 2015, 10.57 AM IST
- Smokers hit hard as ITC plans to hike cigarette prices by up to 21%ITC is increasing cigarette prices by up to 21% in its sharpest hike at one go, to make up for higher excise duties proposed in the Budget.13 Mar, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Budget 2015: Cigarette prices raised even before companies’ notificationIn last budget, duty on cigarettes was up by 11-72%. This time, it is 25% on cigarettes of length not exceeding 65 mm & 15% for cigarettes ...10 Mar, 2015, 12.56 PM IST
- Smokers cough up more than MRPUnlike most products that face excise duties, this is one item where prices start moving up even before a formal announcement is made in th...29 Jul, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
- Poke Me: The Smoking LoungeThanks to the near-prohibitive hike in cigarette prices, lighting up will get a new meaning.11 Jul, 2014, 02.33 PM IST
- Health minister Harsh Vardhan for raising tax on cigarettesHarsh Vardhan has asked the finance ministry to raise tax on cigarettes of all lengths by Rs 2 to 3.5 per stick.21 Jun, 2014, 11.45 AM IST
- Union budget 2012-13: Cigarette prices to go up; no impact in stock priceBudget 2012 announced a proposal to increase basic excise duty on cigarettes of more than 65mm length by adding an ad valorem component of ...16 Mar, 2012, 06.29 PM IST
- Cigarette row; ITC, traders meet in KochiRepresentatives of the Indian Tobacco Company and traders in Kerala, who are at loggerheads over payment of taxes on cigarettes, will meet ...19 Apr, 2007, 05.08 PM IST
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