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India makes smoking more expensive, new rates effective from February 1; tobacco stocks fall

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Cigarettes, pan masala and other tobacco products are set to become more expensive from February 1 after the government notified a new excise duty regime. The move, aimed at tightening taxes on “sin goods,” has already rattled tobacco stocks and is expected to push up retail prices

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