Mastercard said it would launch investigations if stores selling illegal vapes used its services, potentially targeting both retailers and acquirers, with the risk of fines if they do not comply with their standards
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Those astronomical cigarette taxes have driven the black market in smokes that cost the city an estimated $740 million in 2015 and the state about $895 million on top of that according to the Tax Foundation analysts calculations for The Post
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JT expects continued growth in 2025, forecasting a 6.9% increase in tobacco-related revenue and an 8.1% rise in operating profit