Under the Central Excise Act, 1944, excise duty on cigarettes ranges between 200 and 735 rupees per thousand sticks. The amended Act raises this range sharply to between 2,700 rupees and 11,000 rupees ...

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The extent of illicit consumption, and the associated loss of revenue is, by its nature, hard to measure. The Australian Taxation Office estimated a net loss of over A$3 billion in 2023-24, but this ...

An inspection revealed its Oshkosh store was selling products with an expired license, leading to the seizure of over 1,200 ...

Wisconsin vape shops face millions in fines for selling illegal products. Exclusive Tobacco hit with $13M fine as state ...

A Chicago man who robbed a Lombard tobacco shop at gunpoint in 2022 that led to the shooting of a Lombard police officer has ...

Substance abuse can be a taboo topic for students in schools. Students fear being criminalized or suspended if they admit to using. This is why we don’t hear about middle schoolers using drugs. They ...