Tobacco price 2022: what price since January 1?

TOBACCO PRICE. The price of certain references of cigarettes and roll-your-own tobacco has increased since the beginning of the year. Which brands are affected?

[Mis à jour le 03 janvier 2022 à 09h10] Some smokers have undoubtedly noticed it by going to their tobacconist at the start of the year: tobacco prices have been revised upwards for certain brands since January 1. These tariff changes are the result of unilateral decisions by tobacco manufacturers, and are not the result of a government decision. Here are some examples of references that changed at the start of the year:

• Craven A Rouge, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill silver, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill blue, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill International blue, in 20 units: 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red, in 20 units: 10.8 euros
• Dunhill International red Select, in 20 units: 10.9 euros
• Dunhill red, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Dunhill red Select, in 20 units: 10.7 euros
• Lucky Strike Blue, in 20 units: 10 euros
• Lucky Strike Gold, in 20 units: 10.3 euros
• Vogue L’Originale Blanche, in 20 units: 10.6 euros
• Lucky Strike X Series, in 20 units: 10 euros, against 9.9 euros previously.
• Lucky Strike X Series Clear, in 20 units: 10 euros against 9.9 euros.

Please note: this price increase also concerns certain references of roll-your-own tobacco. The last notable increase took place in November 2020, reaching ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. Since coming to power, the President of the Republic has indeed decided to increase prices, to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros per package of twenty units. Objective displayed, to reduce smoking in France. Each year, he is responsible for the death of 75,000 people in France.

The latest tobacco price hike was applied last November. As a reminder, the government’s objective was to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. However, some brands are not exempt from new price changes. Want to know more. Here are some examples of tobacco prices that apply:

• Marlboro Gold (rigid pack), in 20 units: 10.50 euros
• Marlboro Red (rigid pack), in 20 units: 10.50 euros
• Philip Morris Bleue, in 20 units: 10.20 euros
• Winfield red, in 20 units: 10 euros
• Chesterfield blue, in 20 units: 10 euros
• News Fortuna Rouge 100s, in 20 units: 10 euros

It had also – for certain brands exclusively – undergone a first increase in its prices in January 2020. Some brands have evolved further. Here are the roll-your-own tobacco prices that apply for certain brands:

Among our Spanish neighbors, tobacco prices are lower than in France. It is possible to consult the latest prices in force on the government website, here. As an indication, know for example that on August 24, the price of the package of Marlboro Gold (rigid to twenty units), is 10.50 euros in France is 5.60 euros in Spain. Be careful, however, the El Dorado should not last! The Spanish government recently announced its intention to curb smoking. There is talk of raising the tax on tobacco, which inevitably translates into an increase in the price of the package.

You may not know it, but since January 1, 2020, the neutral package has arrived in Belgium. On January 1, 2021, an increase in tobacco prices was applied to our neighbors. The price of a pack of twenty cigarettes now reaches 7.50 euros, against 6.80 euros previously, which remains cheaper than in France.

This is news that may displease French workers who travel regularly to Luxembourg to buy cigarettes: prices have increased in the Grand Duchy. The government council has in fact validated an increase which was to come into force on February 1, 2020. The excise price is increased to 12.25 euros for 1,000 euros, against 12 euros at the present time. As an indication, the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes was 80% cheaper in Luxembourg than in France in 2018.

In Germany, tobacco prices are slightly higher than in Spain. The price of a packet of cigarettes is generally around six euros.

The price of tobacco in Switzerland remains lower than in France. As an indication, the package of Marlboro reaches 8.50 Swiss francs, or 7.70 euros, against more than 9 euros in France today, noted France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté last November.

Italy is often considered the El Dorado for smokers. And for good reason, packets of cigarettes are “30 to 50% cheaper”, reported France 3. As an indication, a pack of twenty Lucky Strike Red cigarettes cost 4.80 euros on February 1, 2019, according to a customs document Italian. In France, it costs more than 8 euros.