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Cigarette prices up in retail market 

No impact yet on computer prices
Jump to full article: Dhaka Daily Star (bd), 2008-06-11
Author: Star Business Report

Intro:

Traders yesterday voiced that they are not sure as to how the budget will affect the wholesale and retail prices of different products as certain clauses of the budget proposal are still not clear to them and as there might be some changes in the proposed budget.

However, a visit to the market shows that there has been a marked increase in the prices of cigarettes. The retailers claimed this is due to the budget proposal of increasing duties on tobacco products.

The cost per stick of Gold Leaf and Benson and Hedges, two popular brands of British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BATB), has increased by Tk 0.50.

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