Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu assures tobacco growers to exert pressure on Centre

Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have appealed to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for the reconsideration of the staggering 70% increase in excise duty on cigarettes. They emphasized the dire repercussions for the tobacco industry, which has seen plummeting sales, falling prices, and rising illegal trade activities.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu assures tobacco growers to exert pressure on Centre
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have appealed to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu for the reconsideration of the staggering 70% increase in excise duty on cigarettes. They emphasized the dire repercussions for the tobacco industry, which has seen plummeting sales, falling prices, and rising illegal trade activities.