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Is Latvia an oasis of cigarettes and alcohol?
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Cigarette prices in Latvia have doubled over the last ten years, but during the same period the excise tax on vodka has not even increased by half, according to an analysis by Latvian Television's "Forbidden Method" ("Aizliegtais paņēmiens") investigative programme.