A packet of cigarettes now costs €11 as tax on 20 hits €7.81

The price of a packet of 20 cigarettes went up by almost a euro on Monday to around €11.10 as a part of further government moves to discourage smoking. A packet of rolling tobacco went up €3.60 to around €24, and further increases are on the cards. Tax on cigarettes now amounts to around € 7.81 per pack, according to finance ministry figures. Three years ago, research published by Maastricht University showed that the cost of smoking only becomes an...