On Wednesday, Nirmala Sitharaman, the minister of finance, gave the Parliament a presentation of the Union Budget for 2023. The Finance Minister declared that because cigarettes will be taxed at a higher rate, they would become more expensive.
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“National Calamity Contingent Duty (NCCD) on specified cigarettes was last revised three years ago. This is proposed to be revised upwards by about 16 per cent,” FM Sitharaman said.
Twitter users shared humorous jokes on the rising cost of cigarettes. Some of the top memes are listed below:
‘Jitne #cigarettes ke rate badh rhe, Gold Flake ka ek ek drag sunar ki dukan pr milega’
‘After increase in rate of #cigarettes, Kabir Singh to Lok Sabha:’
In no way is this story intended to celebrate or promote smoking. This story’s information is based on comments made on social media.
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