Iran is currently navigating a perilous economic landscape as inflation reaches alarming heights not seen since the aftermath of World War ...

China's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...

ITC is expected to deliver a muted Q4 as cigarette volumes stay flat and higher taxes weigh on margins, despite strong double-digit growth ...

ITC and Godfrey Phillips India shares jumped up to 7% on Wednesday after a report said both companies may raise cigarette prices by as much...

New taxes on cigarettes, tobacco, and pan masala begin February 1. This marks a major tax change for these products. Excise duties and a he...

The Federation of Retailer Association of India voices strong worries about a significant tax hike on legal tobacco products. This move thr...

The Indian government held steady on sin taxes for tobacco in the latest budget. Cigarette taxes remained unchanged. A proposed 35% GST on ...

According to ADB, the study aims to evaluate progress, analyse the impact of previous tax recommendations, and propose new measures to furt...

According to the associations, the Parliament Standing Committee on Health submitted a pertinent and comprehensive report on cancer care pl...

Public health groups, along with economists and doctors, have urged the government to increase excise duty on all tobacco products in the U...

In 2013-2014, global tobacco excise taxes generated nearly $269 billion in government revenues. Of this, less than $1 billion was invested ...

"Prices of tobacco products in the country have not increased substantially over time, thus making these products even cheaper than essenti...

WHO estimates that one person dies from tobacco-related disease every six seconds or so, equivalent to about 6 million people a year.

Even as India made progress in increasing taxes on cigarettes between 2012-14, it has little effect as the "modest hikes" were compensated ...

The report also urged nations across the globe to raise taxes on tobacco products to reduce their consumption.

The study highlighted that a 10 per cent increase in bidi prices will lead to almost 5 per cent decrease in consumption.

Government’s current administration of tobacco taxes neither serves the purpose of revenue generation, nor serves the public good and deter...