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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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#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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#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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#13147892

1 January 2026

Cars are seen covered in snow at a dealership next to a busy highway in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147893

1 January 2026

Empty spaces are seen at a public bus parking lot in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147894

1 January 2026

Empty spaces are seen at a public bus parking lot in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147895

1 January 2026

Cars are seen covered in snow at a dealership next to a busy highway in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147896

1 January 2026

Cars are seen covered in snow at a dealership next to a busy highway in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147890

1 January 2026

Traffic, cars are seen on a roundabout in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147891

1 January 2026

Traffic, cars are seen on a roundabout in this file photo taken in Warsaw, Poland on 24 November, 2022.

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#13147306

1 January 2026

A road sign informs about the Clean Transport Zone, SCT or Strefa Czystego Transportu, in Krakow, Poland. A ban on older cars from city streets to reduce pollution comes into force in Krakow, Poland, on January 1, 2026.

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#13147307

1 January 2026

A road sign informs about the Clean Transport Zone, SCT or Strefa Czystego Transportu, in Krakow, Poland. A ban on older cars from city streets to reduce pollution comes into force in Krakow, Poland, on January 1, 2026.

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#13147308

1 January 2026

A road sign informs about the Clean Transport Zone, SCT or Strefa Czystego Transportu, in Krakow, Poland. A ban on older cars from city streets to reduce pollution comes into force in Krakow, Poland, on January 1, 2026.

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