Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Budget 2021: How cigarette prices are impacted by today's tax hikes
dailyrecord.co.ukThe price of a 20-pack is set to soar after the Chancellor revealed a tax hike as part of the latest Budget.Smokers will feel the pinch on their purse strings as the price of a packet of cigarettes will hit a huge £13.60 from tonight.
The increase sees the price of a 20-pack jump by 88p from 6pm this evening - October 27. The cheapest cigarette option has risen from £9.10 for a 20 pack to £9.73 under the new rules.
It is not only cigarettes that will see an increase as rolling tobacco will also be affected - it goes up at a faster rate than readymade cigarettes.
The cost of a 30g bag will jump from £8.14 to £9.02 - a jump of 89p.Duty rates on all tobacco products will increase by RPI inflation plus 2% and hand-rolling tobacco by RPI plus
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