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  "path": "/tax-increases-target-tobacco-use-smugglers-rub-their-hands-277360",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T15:19:11.000Z",
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    "Andris Gobiņs",
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    "Tax increases target tobacco use – smugglers rub their hands",
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  "textContent": "By Ilona Bērziņa Amendments to the European Commission’s Tobacco Tax Directive, put simply, aim to raise excise duty rates in order to make tobacco products more expensive and less attractive to consumers. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has also formulated its position on the draft directive. The lion’s share of the amendments — […]\n\nThe post Tax increases target tobacco use – smugglers rub their hands appeared first on Baltic News Network.",
  "title": "Tax increases target tobacco use – smugglers rub their hands"
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