Shares of Indian Tobacco Companies Slumped on Friday for the Second Consecutive Session After the Government Imposed a New Tax on Cigarettes. Starting February 1st, the New Excise Tax on Tobacco and Pan Masala Kicks in.


New Tobacco Tax Hits Shares of ITC & Godfrey Phillips India 

The Parliament approved a Bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST compensation cess ends, with the Rajya Sabha returning the legislation to the Lok Sabha.


2026 to see sky-high taxes on tobacco in India

Will The New Year See Sky-High Taxes Deter Smoking?

Sports, Cricket: The directive also discourages sportspersons and commentators from endorsing any products associated with tobacco or alcohol, even indirectly

Government cracks down on tobacco, alcohol advertisements in Indian Premier League

The production, distribution, sale, and transportation of gutka and pan masala which include tobacco and nicotine are prohibited for a year in Telangana, effective immediately.

Telangana bans gutka and pan masala containing tobacco, nicotine for a year

New Zealand is set to repeal its law prohibiting tobacco sales to future generations. This decision comes despite concerns raised by experts regarding risks to public health.

New Zealand: Anti-tobacco law to be scrapped despite warnings, concerns raised

New Zealand's vaping crisis among children

The World Health Organization (WHO), in its latest report, revealed a declining trend in global tobacco use, with 150 countries successfully reducing consumption.

Global tobacco use drops, WHO urges fight against industry interference

New Zealand has made a U-turn on one of its praiseworthy policies - the government will scrap its smoking ban and this will be to fund tax cuts. New Zealand was levied as a nation for introducing legislation.

New Zealand's smoking ban scrapped to fund tax cuts, says govt; Big win for NZ's tobacco industry

In a case that has caught the attention of medical professionals, a newborn baby was transferred to a tertiary neonatal hospital in Ahmedabad, India, in a bid to save the child's life.

Newborn's nicotine nightmare: Mother's tobacco addiction proves fatal for baby, here's how

Today on World No Tobacco Day, our next report gives you a glimpse of the growing tobacco crisis in Africa.

2023: World No Tobacco Day

British American Tobacco (BAT) was ordered to pay $635 million plus interest to US authorities, after admitting selling cigarettes to North Korea in breach of sanctions via a subsidiary.

British American Tobacco to pay $635 mn for violating North Korean sanctions

British American Tobacco, a multinational company, the world's second biggest tobacco group that makes Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes has agreed to pay more than $635 million to the authorities in the United States.

Tobacco giant British American Tobacco fined for North Korea deals, to pay $635 mn | WION

A Japanese civil servant was penalised for smoking more than 4,500 times at work over the course of 14 years. He faced a $14,500 fine, according to the Straits Times.

Japanese man fined over $14.5k for taking smoke breaks during work hours

Mexico imposed a total ban on smoking in public places. This also includes a ban on tobacco advertising. The step was initially approved in 2021.

Trending on WION: Mexico tightens ban on public smoking and tobacco advertising

New environmental legislation in Spain will require tobacco businesses to pay for cleaning up the millions of cigarette ends that consumers throw away each year, as reported by the Guardian. The decision, which takes effect this Friday, is one of a number of policies intended to lessen waste and boost recycling.

WION Climate Tracker: Tobacco companies to pay for clean up

While most of the western giants from McDonald's to Mercedes have quit Russia, the Russian tobacco companies have still not said goodbye to the country.

Russia: Tobacco companies pay over $7 billion taxes, lucrative market for global giants

New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to introduce legislation that will prevent the next generation from being able to legally purchase cigarettes, as the MPs have vowed to end the ‘disgusting and bizarre’ control of cigarette firms.

New Zealand to introduce tobacco laws in an effort to prevent next generation from buying cigarettes

The European Union (EU) proposed to ban the use of flavoured heated tobacco products in Europe on Wednesday because of concerns about their increasing popularity and health effects.

European Union proposed to ban use of flavoured heated tobacco products

The tobacco industry is a far greater threat than many realise as it is one of the world's biggest polluters, from leaving mountains of waste to driving global warming, the WHO charged Tuesday.

Big tobacco's environmental impact is 'devastating': WHO

The world is observing no tobacco day. WHO has outlined the negative impact of the tobacco industry. It said that smoking kills 8 million people every year.

WHO outlines the negative impact of the tobacco industry on world no tobacco day

The Swiss tobacco industry employs at least 11,000 people. However, 56% of people in Switzerland have voted to ban Tobacco advertisements.

56% of people in Switzerland vote to ban Tobacco advertisements

The images are jarring to visitors: happy, glamorous couples smoking together in a cafe, packs of cigarettes opened invitingly, rugged Western landscapes that evoke the Marlboro Man.

Switzerland, long a safe haven for tobacco ads, weighs a ban

Smoking is usually known as one of the hardest habits to quit and the New Zealand government has decided to help its citizens get rid of it. New Zealand has announced that the country will ban smoking for the future generation, meaning that everyone of the age 14 and below will not be allowed to buy and consume tobacco.

To healthier life: New Zealand lays out plan to ban smoking

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