"Tax increase"

#13150926

3 January 2026

A man smokes a cigarette at a street side in Kolkata, India, on January 3, 2026. From February 1, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco, and similar products attract a GST rate of 40 percent, while biris attract an 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST), according to a government notification. Additionally, a Health and National Security Cess is levied on pan masala, while tobacco and related products attract additional excise duty.

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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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#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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#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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#13063297

6 December 2025

A shopper uses a walker to enter the Penny discount supermarket located in a ground-floor commercial space, with signage clearly marking the location. The store is in the Gartnerplatz district of Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025. Penny is a well-known German discount supermarket chain operated by the Rewe Group, specializing in low-cost consumer goods and groceries.

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#13063298

6 December 2025

An outdoor market stall displays a wide variety of fresh fruit for sale, with a blackboard sign in German reading, ''Susse XXL Kirschen knallig Ab 1/2 kg 10EUR,'' which translates to ''Sweet XXL Cherries bright red From 1/2 kg 10EUR.'' The stall is located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025.

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#13063296

6 December 2025

Two shoppers, one carrying orange shopping bags and another a dark-colored bag, walk away from the camera on a city sidewalk paved with stone tiles in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on December 5, 2025.

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#13050940

2 December 2025

Hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economic policies and budget austerity, called by some trade unions. The protest launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense and Interior Ministry budgets, and choosing conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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#13050942

2 December 2025

Hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economic policies and budget austerity, called by some trade unions. The protest launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense and Interior Ministry budgets, and choosing conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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#13050943

2 December 2025

Hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economic policies and budget austerity, called by some trade unions. The protest launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense and Interior Ministry budgets, and choosing conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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#13050941

2 December 2025

The headbanner reads 'Rise of wages and pensions. Fiscal, social and environmental justice'. Some trade unions call for action, and hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economics and budget austerity, both national budget and social security budget. The movement launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense budget and Interior ministry, and his choice of conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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#13050946

2 December 2025

Francois Piquemal, candidate for mayor of Toulouse, is pictured with a unionist during the protest. Called by some trade unions, hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economic policies and budget austerity, including both the national budget and social security budget. The protest launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense budget and Interior Ministry, and his choice of conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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#13050947

2 December 2025

A woman holds a placard reading 'Public services damaged, users in danger'. Called by some trade unions, hundreds of people take to the streets in Toulouse, France, on December 2, 2025, against Macron's economic policies and budget austerity, including both the national budget and social security budget. The protest launches at the beginning of the summer on social networks against the Macron government's push for downsizing the welfare state, cutting taxes for businesses, increasing the Defense budget and Interior Ministry, and his choice of conservative Sebastien Lecornu as the new Prime Minister. His pro-business stance angers the French people.

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