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Jump to full article: Reuters, 2009-10-01
Intro: Bulgaria's new government will raise excise duties on cigarettes 43 percent next year in a bid to curb smoking and relieve the health care system, the finance ministry said on Thursday.
The Balkan country, which is home to 7.6 million people, has the second highest percentage of smokers in Europe and has decided to ban smoking in all public spaces from June next year.
Bulgaria ranks second after Greece in the EU in terms of number of regular smokers as a percentage of the population, according to a Eurobarometer survey. More than half of men and more than a third of women smoke.
Finance Minister Simeon Djankov said the excise duties on cigarettes will jump to 76 euros ($110.7) per 1,000 pieces as of January 1 from 53 euros
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