{"id":40883,"date":"2026-08-10T16:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=40883"},"modified":"2026-08-10T16:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T16:19:12","slug":"cigarette-prices-are-surging-why-a-pack-is-becoming-an-expensive-habit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=40883","title":{"rendered":"Cigarette Prices Are Surging \u2014 Why a Pack Is Becoming an Expensive Habit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cigarette prices in\u00a0 have risen significantly, but the increases are not the result of a secret agreement between tobacco companies and the government deliberately uses higher tobacco prices as part of its public-health strategy to discourage smoking. Manufacturers and approved suppliers propose retail prices, while the state regulates the system, applies tobacco taxes, and officially approves those prices. The government announced a path toward a \u20ac12 reference level in 2025 and approximately \u20ac13 by 2027, although there is no single price that applies to every cigarette brand<strong>&#8230;. Continue Reading \ud83d\udd3d<\/strong><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>Taxes account for a substantial portion of what smokers ultimately pay. Higher tobacco taxes are intended to make cigarettes less affordable, particularly for younger people who might otherwise begin smoking and for existing smokers considering quitting. This strategy is part of a broader tobacco-control program that also includes advertising restrictions, health warnings, smoke-free policies, standardized packaging, and cessation support. Research cited by public-health authorities indicates that increasing cigarette prices can reduce overall consumption, although the effect varies between populations.<\/p>\n<p>The financial impact on smokers can nevertheless be considerable. At \u20ac13 per pack, someone smoking one pack every day would spend approximately \u20ac4,745 per year. Higher prices can place particular pressure on lower-income smokers and may also encourage some consumers to purchase tobacco in neighboring countries where cigarettes are cheaper. France therefore faces the challenge of balancing its public-health objectives with concerns about affordability, cross-border purchasing, illicit trade, and support for people dealing with nicotine dependence.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, France is intentionally making cigarettes more expensive as part of an openly stated effort to reduce smoking rather than through a hidden pricing scheme. Individual brands and pack formats can still have different approved prices, so claims that every pack suddenly costs exactly \u20ac13 are misleading. The broader direction, however, is clear: policymakers want tobacco to become progressively less affordable, with approximately \u20ac13 established as a policy objective for 2027. For smokers who continue consuming the same amount, that means the habit is likely to take an increasingly large share of their budget.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cigarette prices in\u00a0 have risen significantly, but the increases are not the result of a secret agreement between tobacco companies and the\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cigarette Prices Are Surging \u2014 Why a Pack Is Becoming an Expensive Habit - New50<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=40883\" \/>\n<link rel=\"next\" href=\"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=40883&page=2\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cigarette Prices Are Surging \u2014 Why a Pack Is Becoming an Expensive Habit - 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