Smoking and other vices turn 11% more expensive in Singapore


SINGAPORE, April 24 (Bloomberg/Reuters): Smoking in Singapore, one of the priciest places in the world to light up, has gotten more expensive.

The cost of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages in the city-state increased 11% from a year earlier in March, according to the latest inflation data from the Singapore Department of Statistics.

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