British American Tobacco raised its cigarette prices in the first half of 2011 to offset declining underlying volumes helping the group to beat forecasts with a 10 percent rise in half year earnings... more
Tobacco companies in Australia will have to remove logos from cigarette packets and replace them with images such as cancer-riddled mouths and sick children under legislation announced ... more
British American Tobacco follows Imperial Tobacco by shoving up its dividend in ways sure to be welcomed by pension funds desperate for income
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Commentary: Is it necessary to put a chill on the sort of entertaining and gift-giving that is as routine and necessary when doing business in some parts of the world as tipping is in restaurants?... more
British American Tobacco’s underlying sales volumes dip by 3% in nine months, with smokers tightening their belts amid government spending cuts... more
A host of blue-chip companies including Rolls-Royce, British American Tobacco and Anglo American are involved in drawing up improvements to the Controlled Foreign Companies tax regime... more
Ten London councils urged to 'search their consciences' after a Standard investigation showed them investing up to £100 million in tobacco firms... more
Leading shares reversed yesterday’s gains in early trading as City investors headed for the exit following a late sell-off in Asia this morning ... more
Tax: The Treasury faces having to pay out up to £7 billion after the High Court ruled today in a landmark case that UK firms' dividends on foreign earnings should not have been taxed... more
Consumer: British American Tobacco has sailed on regardless of the financial crisis, reporting growth in every region except Latin America for the first nine months... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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