Chinese news reports have pointed to the problematic nature of “beautiful” cigarette pack designs that play a role in fuelling the craze. Unlike countries like Australia, Singapore and New ...

A man has been fined more than £800 for dropping a cigarette butt in public. Carl Smith, of New Addington, Croydon, appeared in court after he failed to pay a fine for littering in Bromley town ...

Scientists say breathing the heavily polluted air in Mexico City these days is like smoking somewhere between a quarter-and a half-pack of cigarettes a day. The environment situation is so serious ...

According to Le360, certain cigarette brands will see price hikes ranging between MAD 1 and MAD 2 ($0.10–$0.19) per pack, as the government moves forward with its progressive taxation plan for ...

A Ukrainian drone found a Russian soldier smoking a cigarette for the last time before his death. On the 5th (local time), ...

IN A step that would mark the first major restructuring of tax rates under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) seven years after its rollout, a special rate of 35 per cent could be carved out for demerit ...

Cigarettes are right near the top of the list of the fastest-rising prices in Australia – and it’s hurting all of us, even nonsmokers. A pack of smokes costs $33.50 now, for the absolute ...

"The GoM has agreed to propose a special rate of 35 per cent on tobacco and related products and aerated beverages. The four-tier tax slab of 5, 12, 18, and 28 per cent will continue and a new rate of ...

‘Someone must have stolen my identity or the council’s security measures are broken,’ says Natalie Walton, 31 A council fined a non-smoker for dropping a cigarette in a village before ...

For example, a pack of cigarettes priced at 4,500 won ($3.22) incurs various taxes and other fees totaling 3,323 won, which constitutes about 74 percent of the price. On the other hand ...

Bitcoin’s push for the $100,000 threshold remained stalled Tuesday, with some investors appearing to book profits following the crypto’s rally to a record high. The largest cryptocurrency ...

the county’s board of supervisors will consider on first reading an ordinance that would allow the county to impose an excise tax of 40 cents on each pack of cigarettes sold in the county. The tax ...