ITC profit falls 17% as higher cigarette taxes hit margins
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Higher taxes on cigarettes hurt margins and squeezed ITC's consolidated Ebitda, despite robust growth in non-cigarette businesses.
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- 01Higher cigarette taxes hurt margins.
- 02Consolidated Ebitda was squeezed, despite robust growth in non-cigarette businesses.
- 03Profit fell 17%.