Smokers can expect to pay ­nearly €19 for a packet of 20 cigarettes after a 50c hike was announced in the budget, but the price of a pint is unchanged. The 50c excise duty refers to tobacco products ...

A Leon County Corrections Officer is back on the job despite previous criminal charges for bringing contraband into the detention facility.

California tobacco retailers, including convenience stores, will soon face an increase in their annual state tobacco retailer license fee. Signed on Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Bill 573 will ...

The duty on a pack of 20 cigarettes will be increased by 50c as part of Budget 2026, however excise duty on alcohol is unchanged.

SMOKERS in Ireland will be hit with a 50 cent hike on a pack of 20 cigarettes – it has been confirmed in Budget 2026. While excise duty on other tobacco products will be raised on a pro-rata ...

Budget 2026 raises tobacco and vape taxes while keeping alcohol duties unchanged, sparking criticism from health advocates and publicans ...

The 2026 Budget for excise duty revenue on tobacco is estimated at £8.4m., which reflects a combination of increased duty and reduced demand. During the review, P&R noted that during the travel ...

A proposed new tax on vape liquid could almost double the cost of refills.

A 43-year-old man from Latvia was arrested on Saturday at Larnaca airport before departing for London after customs agents found 131 cartons of 200 cigarettes each and 6kg and 950g of rolling tobacco ...

Altria Group ( MO -0.08%) is not only a Dividend King with over 50 consecutive years of dividend growth. The parent of Marlboro maker Philip Morris USA is currently the highest-yielding Dividend King ...

How long would a corner shop be operating if it decided to import cheap duty-free alcohol and sell it without a liquor licence? Not long, and yet more than a year after the retail bans on e-cigarettes ...

Introduction Amidst the global effort to curb cross-border transmission of COVID-19, numerous nations enforced international travel restrictions. One example is Taiwan, which witnessed an 85%–90% ...