"Taxation"

#13154051

4 January 2026

A woman arranges packets of cigarettes in her shop as she sells cigarettes in Siliguri, India, on January 4, 2026. The Indian Government imposes excise duty on cigarettes and pan masala from February 1.

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#13154052

4 January 2026

A woman arranges packets of cigarettes in her shop as she sells cigarettes in Siliguri, India, on January 4, 2026. The Indian Government imposes excise duty on cigarettes and pan masala from February 1.

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#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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#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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#13148551

2 January 2026

Minister for Taxation Ane Halsboe-Joergensen arrives at the Royal Couple's New Year's levee and banquet at Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 1, 2026.

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#13148552

2 January 2026

Minister for Taxation Ane Halsboe-Joergensen arrives at the Royal Couple's New Year's levee and banquet at Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 1, 2026.

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#13100036

15 December 2025

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo speaks during a news conference about the tariffs approved by the Mexican Congress, to be applied starting January 1, 2026, at the National Palace, on December 15, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

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#13100037

15 December 2025

Mexico's Economic Minister, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, speaks during a news conference about the tariffs approved by the Mexican Congress, to be applied starting January 1, 2026, at the National Palace, on December 15, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

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#13100038

15 December 2025

Mexico's Economic Minister, Marcelo Ebrard Casaubon, speaks during a news conference about the tariffs approved by the Mexican Congress, to be applied starting January 1, 2026, at the National Palace, on December 15, 2025, in Mexico City, Mexico.

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