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Will new regulations deal a blow to Palestine’s local tobacco industry?

The Palestinian government approved a plan to regulate the local tobacco industry to increase tax revenue and end the chaos plaguing the market.

Palestinian farmer Saleh Hamarsheh carries dry tobacco in his field to make local cigarettes in the town of Ya'bad near the West Bank city of Jenin September 22, 2014. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR4795L
Palestinian farmer Saleh Hamarsheh carries dry tobacco in his field to make local cigarettes in the town of Yaabod, West Bank, Sept. 22, 2014. — REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

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