Cigarette prices rise: Smokers will soon have to spend more money!
Cigarette prices rise: Smokers will soon have to spend more money!
Smoking will soon become more expensive in Austria! From April 1, 2025, tobacco tax increases to a whopping 83.50 euros per 1,000 cigarettes. As a result, the prices for cigarettes shoot up from March - around 20 to 50 cents per pack. The increase in the popular brand L&M, which is 50 cents more expensive, is particularly important in order to counter purchasing tourism from Germany. This information reports the "Kronen Zeitung" and confirms that smokers in particular will not be able to avoid reaching significantly deeper into their pockets.preparation for the price adjustments
The tobacco industry indicates that the higher costs are partially passed on to consumers from March. Brands such as Lucky Strike from British American Tobacco are 20 cents more expensive, while manufacturers such as JTI (Camel, Benson & Hedges) and Philip Morris (HB, Parisienne) have to follow up by 30 cents. Philip Morris not only has the tax increase on the radar, but also increased operating costs that also flow into the price adjustment. According to the information, the increase in Chesterfield has not yet been determined, but could also reach 30 cents. The current legislative framework conditions stipulate that the current tobacco tax law, which is valid by 2027, may be replaced by a nicotine tax. This would also include e-cigarettes and nicotine-containing products for the first time, which is considered by health politicians: on the inside as a further step towards containing tobacco consumption, as [meinzirk.at] reported.
In addition to these price increases, the FPÖ and ÖVP have transmitted a consolidation package to Brussels, which provides to take additional 50 million euros through the tobacco tax. Another price adjustment in the course of the year could not be excluded. These developments once again show that smokers have to adapt to an increasingly expensive everyday life, while the discussion about regulating nicotine products continues to gain drive, according to [dolomitenstadt.at].| Details | |
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