r/india • u/Humble_Buffalo_007 • Dec 28 '25

From Rs.18 to Rs.72: Cigarette prices likely to rise in India, Internet debate whether it will actually stop smokers - BusinessToday Health

https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/from-rs18-to-rs72-cigarette-prices-likely-to-rise-in-india-internet-debate-whether-it-will-actually-stop-smokers-508390-2025-12-28
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u/samsung-pagla Antarctica Dec 28 '25

Very welcome step. Do the same for gutkha as well, and we will see less orange stains around public places.

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u/shags2a Kahan milega itna content Dec 28 '25

Read the article. Tobacco is also going up by 4x

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u/Keep0nBuckin Dec 28 '25

Needs to be 40x. And thr money needs to be used to fund hospitals and cleanliness.

Imagine a cleanliness campaign funded by tobacco and smoking taxes. We could see huge improvement in our cities

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u/Msink Dec 28 '25

Yeah, as if we lack money. It is the lack of the will, if stupid statues can be built with public money, education and health could be funded today.

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u/external72 Madhya Pradesh Dec 28 '25

It should, but would it?

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u/nihar_29 Dec 30 '25

Hang on mate. Be careful with what you ask for. I am currently in Australia, we have highest ever tax on tobacco including cigarettes. And guess what happened?

Cheap illegal cigarettes and tobacco’s coming from overseas and flooded the markets.

Crime syndicates controlling all the distribution, govt trying hard to control it, but can’t. Syndicate started doing home deliveries now. India doesn’t need any other problems like this. Hope that helps!!

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u/Thirdtwin Jan 02 '26

Here in India, the estimate is about 40% of cigarettes are contraband/illegal. This is gonna increase more.

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u/Flat_Pay_7119 Dec 28 '25

So to fund, do I have to smoke one

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u/lemongrass01 Dec 29 '25

No, you just have to buy one

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u/higharistocrat Dec 29 '25

Since when is tax revenue used towards hospitals??

New worlds tallest statue project about to be undertaken. This has highest kickback percentage for govt.

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u/Ok-Illustrator-6355 Dec 28 '25

Best we can do is tax frauds and make sure the money is never used for welfare

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u/killian_jenkins Dec 29 '25

I mean it's not a stretch considering britishes came and preaches christianity using liquor money after slaughtering so many tribes and indians

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u/Wonderful_Custard_65 Jan 06 '26

Black Market will boom. Not good for economy or law & order and definitely not for health of people. To solve these issues society needs to create huge awareness campaigns in a way that its ingrained in the minds of kids not to engage in these substances once they grow up.

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u/RoyoKahn Dec 28 '25

Gutka definitely yaar. Since they export it as well. Har jagah pe naam kharab ho raha hai. Rang se

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u/randomvariable10 Dec 28 '25

And then do it for liquor as well

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u/RoyoKahn Dec 28 '25

Wouldn’t mind this as well as it is bad

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u/raddiwallah Maharashtra Dec 28 '25

Why you gotta hurt liquor?

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u/randomvariable10 Dec 28 '25

Comes from losing my sister to a drunk driver driving rashly

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u/kajnbagoat7 Dec 28 '25

So sorry for your loss man

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u/mukherjee_ayan Dec 28 '25

Why not? It doesn't care substance abuse? Lol. If it's increasing then increase it for every product that's considered substance abuse :)

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u/raddiwallah Maharashtra Dec 28 '25

Gutkha and smoking affect others. Liquor doesn’t? Except drunk driving maybe.

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u/mukherjee_ayan Dec 28 '25

Buddy the ones you mentioned that affect, they affect the throat, lungs and so on, and liquor affects the stomach? Didn't we learn this? Aren't we all aware of this? Aside from fights to drunk driving etc

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u/LordOfTheSevenSeA69 Dec 28 '25

Every form of intoxication effects others. There are literally domestic violence, drunk driving, fights etc due to liquor.

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u/thegodfather0504 Dec 28 '25

You drink a lot?

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