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New tax raises cigarette prices 36%  

Jump to full article: Jamaica Observer (jm), 2008-04-16

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Smokers will now pay just over 36 per cent more for a pack of cigarettes, according to Carreras Limited, the primary marketer and distributor of cigarettes and tobacco products in Jamaica.

The price increase comes as a result of a new tax package announced by Finance Minister Audley Shaw in his Budget presentation last week.

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