Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Kool and Rothman's cigarettes go up by 10 cents a packet
Friday, July 12, 2013 @ 11:31 AM
MORE brands of cigarettes are about to go up in price as a result of the increase in the tax element on tobacco products.
Pall Mall will now cost 4.20 euros a packet and Lucky Strike 4.35 euros, both having risen by 10 cents.
Other 'premium' brands, including Vogue, Rothman's, Prince and Kool will go up 10 cents to 4.75 euros, and Golden American will rise to 3.95 euros, an increase of 15 cents.
All of these are manufactured by British American Tobacco (BAT) which has followed in the footsteps of its main competitors, Altadis and Philip Morris, after Spain's government announced a tax hike on June 28.
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