After an increase in certain products on January 1, other packages will increase, according to the approved tariff table published by customs.
New price increases for certain cigarettes. After an increase on January 1, certain packages will see their price increase on February 1, according to the table of approved tobacco prices published by customs. Increases of 20 to 30 cents, notably on packs of 20 units of Gauloises blondes and JPS Blanc (12.50 euros, +20 cents), News&Co Bleu (12.40 euros, +20 cents), News Classic (12.70 euros, +20 cents) or the Royale by Davidoff (12.70 euros, +20 cents).
At the end of 2024, the Barnier government – since censored – said it did not foresee any further increase in the trajectory of tobacco prices to avoid “weaken” tobacconists. Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin also announced that he wanted to approach the European Commissioner responsible for taxation to “make concrete progress on tobacco taxation”harmonize prices and “rebalance” cross-border trade. While wanting to strengthen the fight against cigarette trafficking.
-These policies of regular tax increases aim to reduce the number of smokers. Around a quarter of 18-75 year olds smoked daily in 2023, according to the latest data from Public Health France, compared to almost 30% in 2016. Smoking causes 75,000 deaths per year in France, or 200 per day.
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