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15/10/2014
Tobacco Products Hit By Budget Increases
Forty cents is to be added to a packet of cigarettes, alongside a pro-rata increase on other tobacco products, it has been revealed in the government's new Budget.
A packet of 20 cigarettes will now cost close to €10.
A pro-rata increase on other tobacco products will see 20 cents added to the cost of a 25g pouch of roll your own tobacco.
A summary of the government's Budget can be read here.
(MH/CD)
A packet of 20 cigarettes will now cost close to €10.
A pro-rata increase on other tobacco products will see 20 cents added to the cost of a 25g pouch of roll your own tobacco.
A summary of the government's Budget can be read here.
(MH/CD)
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