http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/country/burundi.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1079473310696_74882510///?hub=Health http://tobacco.org/news/156821.html Smokers in Nova Scotia will pay a total of $23 million more a year in tobacco taxes as the provincial government tries to curb tobacco use among teens while fattening its coffers. The increase of $5 a carton -- or 62 cents a pack -- takes effect Wednesday. Health Promotion Minister Rodney MacDonald said Tuesday the government's aim is to decrease smoking, primarily among young people, and downplayed the windfall to the treasury. Canadian Press Burundi Tue, 16 Mar 2004 05:00:00 GMT http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1315000/1315730.stm http://tobacco.org/news/65500.html Reports from Burundi say the government has imposed new taxes on luxury items such as tobacco and alcohol to help finance its war against Hutu rebels. Official radio said that taxes of about 20% would be slapped on alcoholic drinks and 11% on tobacco, and this would be paid into a fund jointly managed by the defence and finance ministries. BBC Online Burundi Sun, 06 May 2001 04:00:00 GMT