The tax increase decided by the government is effective this Monday. The impact on the price of tobacco is uneven and mainly concerns roll-your-own tobacco.
Smokers, your wallet may take a hit. The increase in tobacco taxes, announced in September by Marisol Touraine, the Minister of Health, and Christian Eckert, the Secretary of State for the Budget, after two years of stagnation, comes into force on Monday. The impact on the price of the pack will not be exorbitant, although it will depend on your smoking preferences.
This tax increase will be particularly noticeable on hand-rolling tobacco, the price of which increases by more than 15%, or a little more than one euro per packet on average. For example, a 30g jar of the Fleur de Pays brand goes from 7.39 to 8.7 euros. For the same amount, the jar of Marlboro Red Cigarette will cost almost 9 euros, instead of 7.4 euros.
Blondes: slight rise
The price of a packet of cigarettes will remain relatively stable, the manufacturers having decided not to pass the increase in taxes on to prices and, to do so, to cut back on their own margins. However, we should expect slight increases, especially for the Camel package, which goes from 6.90 euros to 7 euros. The Davidoffs and the Fines increase by 20 centimes, the Gitanes take an additional 30 centimes.
Market leaders have decided to play price stability. On the other hand, some cheaper cigarette brands, targeted primarily by the government, will pass on this tax. This concerns in particular the packages of Bastos, Benson & Hedges, Pueblo or even Winston, which all increase the price of the package by 20 cents, from 6.5 euros to 6.7 euros.
Prohibited marks
At the end of January, Marisol Touraine announced the ban of several brands of cigars and cigarettes because of their denomination, which gives the product an overly attractive image. Four brands of cigarettes will be affected by this ban: Vogue, Fine, Allure and Corset. A time announced, Marlboro Gold cigarettes finally escape this measure.
In addition, three brands of cigars and cigarillos are targeted by the ministry: the Café crème, Paradiso and Punch brands. However, the targeted products will not in themselves be banned, manufacturers will simply have to change their name to find another, less attractive one. Manufacturers have up to one year to change the name of these products or stop marketing them. The deadline is extended to two years for cigar manufacturers.
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