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#13149152

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149153

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149154

2 January 2026

Cigarette packets with graphic pictorial warnings sit on the counter of a cigarette seller in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes ranging from 2,050 to 8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry states in an order late on Wednesday. The move potentially increases prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149155

2 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 2, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149156

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149157

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149158

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13149159

2 January 2026

A man holds a cigarette packet with graphic pictorial warnings in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 02, 2026. India imposes an excise duty on cigarettes in a range of 2,050-8,500 rupees ($22.8-$94.5) per thousand sticks based on the length of the products, effective February 1, the finance ministry says in an order late on Wednesday. The move could increase prices of cigarettes for an estimated 100 million smokers in the world's most populous country.

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#13002551

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002552

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002554

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002555

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002557

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002559

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002561

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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#13002562

19 November 2025

On November 18, 2025, in Madrid, Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez receives Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Palacio de la Moncloa during his third official visit to Spain. Sanchez announces a new EUR817 million aid package for Ukraine's defense and reconstruction, stressing that the war also seeks to undermine the European project.

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