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Health Minister writes to Arun Jaitley, asks him to hike taxes on tobacco products

Published September 21, 2014 | By

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday asking him to increase the taxes on cigarette and tobacco-relat…

The Egypt Ministry of Finance won a 2012 MPOWER Award for the category R: Raising tobacco taxes. The Ministry made a significant commitment to advocating for…
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New Ulm Smokers React to Minnesota New Cigarette Tax Hike

Published June 29, 2014 | By

New Ulm businesses saw a flurry of mass cigarette carton purchases by area smokers last Sunday, June 30, 2013 and throughout preceeding week ahead of the Mon…
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NJGCA in the News: Tobacco excise tax hike will harm small businesses (as seen on WMBC-TV)

Published March 30, 2014 | By

June 19, 2013 — NJGCA Executive Director, Sal Risalvato, spoke with WMBC News Reporter, Melissa Estock, on a proposed hike in the federal excise tax on toba…
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Anti-smoking advocates, small businesses at odds over cigarette tax hike

Published March 30, 2014 | By

On Monday a new state law will raise the price of cigarettes about .60 per-pack. While the Dayton administration and anti-smoking advocates are applauding …

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