If the fiscal 2013 budget proposed last week by Gov. Deval Patrick is approved, cigarettes, soda, candy, cigars and smokeless tobacco would all be taxed at higher levels. In Fall River, many smokers said the tax increase of 50 cents per pack — a so …

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If the fiscal 2013 budget proposed last week by Gov. Deval Patrick is approved, cigarettes, soda, candy, cigars and smokeless tobacco would all be taxed at higher levels. In Fall River, many smokers said the tax increase of 50 cents per pack — a so …

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If the fiscal 2013 budget proposed last week by Gov. Deval Patrick is approved, cigarettes, soda, candy, cigars and smokeless tobacco would all be taxed at higher levels. In Fall River, many smokers said the tax increase of 50 cents per pack — a so …

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The COTP Act suggests regulation of trade and commerce, production, supply and distribution of gutka. Officials say a ban on smokeless tobacco products was never thought feasible because the industry employs a large number of people and it would …

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Marlboro maker Altria Group Inc. said Friday that its fourth-quarter profit fell about 9 percent on lease, legal and restructuring charges even as higher prices and gains from its smokeless tobacco products helped bolster its sales.

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