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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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#13080690

10 December 2025

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty, and Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, are seen at the end of the Council of Ministers of the French government at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on December 10, 2025.

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#13080691

10 December 2025

Roland Lescure, Minister of the Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty, and Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, are seen at the end of the Council of Ministers of the French government at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, France, on December 10, 2025.

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#13057067

4 December 2025

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen next to Amelie de Montchalin, the Minister of Public Action and Accounts, and Jean-Pierre Farandou, the Minister of Labor and Solidarity, during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 3, 2025.

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#13057068

4 December 2025

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen next to Amelie de Montchalin, the Minister of Public Action and Accounts, and Jean-Pierre Farandou, the Minister of Labor and Solidarity, during the public session for the new reading of the social security financing bill for 2026, PLFSS 2026, at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 3, 2025.

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#13055708

4 December 2025

A view of the Ministry of Finance building in Muscat, Oman on December 2, 2025.

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#13024523

25 November 2025

A marked Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) vehicle, a black Jeep Renegade with yellow and blue markings, moves along a paved square next to the highly decorative marble facade of a historic building in Florence, Italy, on November 22, 2025.

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#13024524

25 November 2025

A marked Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) vehicle, a black Jeep Renegade with yellow and blue markings, moves along a paved square next to the highly decorative marble facade of a historic building in Florence, Italy, on November 22, 2025. The vehicle is situated near a sign displaying information about the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo and featuring an image of Michelangelo's Pieta. The architectural detail of the Duomo (Florence Cathedral) and nearby scaffolding for maintenance are visible in the background.

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#13024557

25 November 2025

Two officers of the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) walk away from the camera through a narrow, wet, paved alleyway toward the entrance of a building in the historic city, in Venice, Italy, on November 16, 2025. The officers wear their dark gray and yellow-trimmed official uniforms. They walk against a backdrop of classic, aged Venetian buildings with peeling plaster, exposed brickwork, and closed wooden shutters.

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