Cigarette prices rise: smokers have to dig deeper into their pockets from April!

Cigarette prices rise: smokers have to dig deeper into their pockets from April!

From April 1, 2025, all smokers in Austria have to dig deeper into their pockets. The prices for cigarette brands such as Marlboro and Chesterfield increase by 20 cents per pack, such as 5min.at . However, some well -known brands, including JTI for Benson & Hedges and Camel, prefer and increase their prices from mid -March - here there are even up to 30 cents more. With other brands, such as L&M, you have to expect up to 50 cents. These price increases are related to a general increase in tobacco tax and the increased operating costs of tobacco companies, as Philip Morris explains.

changes in pack sizes

Another novelty that whirs up the smoking world from April are the new package sizes. The previously common 24-piece pack of Chesterfield is replaced by a 23-piece pack, which then costs 5 euros, reports the Kronen Zeitung . This is another step in a number of measures that aim to regulate the consumption of tobacco products. From an expert perspective, further price increases can also be expected for lesser-known cigarette brands, so that a switch to cheaper alternatives could be more expensive at least in the short to medium.

The increase in prices and the changes in package sizes show that the state not only wants to increase the income from tobacco tax, but also tries to reduce tobacco consumption in the long term. The coming years could also bring changes, including a new nicotine tax on e-cigarettes and other nicotine products, since the current Tabacco Tax Act 2027 expires.