Cigarette prices: these brands that have evolved since November 1

Cigarette price. Every month, tobacco manufacturers are likely to report changes in the price of a pack of cigarettes, unilaterally.

[Mise à jour du jeudi 03 novembre 2022 à 09h13] You may have noticed this when you went to your cigarette seller. Since November 1, 2022, the price of some brands of cigarettes has changed. Some manufacturers sometimes decide to implement changes unilaterally, As indicated in the latest tobacco price designations published in Customs website. Here are the brands whose prices change, mostly upwards, with a few exceptions:

• Winston Xsphere Ssl, in 20 units: €10, for €9.90 at the moment.
• Winston Xsphere Breeze, 20 units: €10, compared to €9.90 currently.
• Winston Xsphere Breeze 100’s, in 20 units: €10, versus €9.90 at the moment.
• Elixyr Fresh in 20 units: 9.50 euros versus 9.60 euros.
• Che Fresh, in 20 units: 9.50 euros, for 9.60 euros.
• The American Elixyr mix is ​​long, in 20 units: 9.45 euros, against 9.50 euros.
• Winston Ssl Ambassador, in 20 units: €10, versus €9.90 at present.
• Winston Xavier, in 20 units: 10 euros, compared to 9.90 euros at present.
• Winston Xsphere 100’s, in 20 units: €10, for €9.90 at the moment.
• Winston Xsphere Fresh, in 20 units: 10 euros, for 9.90 euros at the moment.

Do you think that tobacco prices are already high enough? TheThe Social Security Financing Act (PLFSS) of 2023 provides for further increases. The stated goal, is to ensure that the package of twenty units will reach 11 euros in 2024. To do soIwish the government Tobacco tax increase (price of cigarettes and tobacco in circulation)Taking into account the high consumer prices. Very concretely, the executive wants an inflation index Excise tax on tobacco. Such a procedure will lead to an increase in About 70 cents a pack of cigarettes. To reduce tobacco consumption, the government raised taxes regularly between 2018 and 2020, until arrival in November 2020, at a price of 10 euros per pack of 20 units.

Find out below the prices for a pack of 20 cigarettes in France (excluding the outer sections) as of September 1, 2022:

In 2019, the price of cigarettes increased by 10% in one year in the French capital, according to INSEE, after +13% in 2018. Over ten years, the increase in cigarette prices has exceeded 68%.

The price of cigarettes in Belgium is higher than in Spain, but the prices are still much more reasonable than those practiced in France. A pack of 20 cigarettes costs an average of more than 7 euros in our Belgian neighbours.

A pack of cigarettes is now priced at €10 in France. A price level that places France in the top three among European countries where the price of tobacco is the highest. For comparison, a pack of 20 cigarettes costs just over €5 in Spain.

In Luxembourg, the average price for a pack of 20 cigarettes is €5.

The Parliament of the Principality of Andorra passed a law in February 2019 setting the minimum price for cigarettes. Its price can no longer be 35% lower than the rate applicable in France and Spain. The Minister of Finance of the Principality, Jordi Senca, explained that the aim of this text is to combat human trafficking. Currently, the price of cigarettes in Andorra is two times lower than in France. The average price for a pack of cigarettes is about 4 euros in Andorra. In addition, preferential prices are given to customers who buy cigarettes in bulk.

The average cost of a pack of 20 cigarettes in Italy is 6 euros.

Check out the 30-gram bag prices for a few brands of rolling tobacco below.