{"id":46758,"date":"2026-03-10T21:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=46758"},"modified":"2026-03-10T21:21:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T21:21:05","slug":"price-per-pack-of-cigarettes-tax-margin-and-increase-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=46758","title":{"rendered":"Price per pack of cigarettes: tax, margin and increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prices are exploding, but you already feel that every time you buy a pack. What you don\u2019t see is the invisible machine behind the counter, quietly tightening its grip on smokers\u2019 wallets and lives. In France, up to 80% of your pack is pure tax. And that\u2019s only the beginning of a much darker, slow-burning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In France, the price of every pack is the result of a strict pact between manufacturers and the state: companies propose, but customs and government decide. Once validated, the price is identical in every tobacconist, with no discounts, no promotions, no \u201cgood deals.\u201d Around 75\u201380% of what you pay is tax, barely 15% goes to the manufacturer, and about 8\u201310% to the tobacconist. On 1 January 2026, a new increase pushed most packs to around \u20ac12.50\u2013\u20ac13, with cheap brands almost wiped out. Cartons now easily reach \u20ac250\u2013\u20ac390, while a 30 g pouch of rolling tobacco costs up to nearly \u20ac19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>Behind this financial pressure lies a clear political choice: make smoking unaffordable to save lives. With about 75,000 deaths a year, tobacco remains a national tragedy. Since 2023, taxes are indexed to inflation, locking in yearly hikes that could push packs toward \u20ac20 within a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Yet just across the border, cigarettes cost half as much, fueling smuggling and cross\u2011border shopping. At the same time, France has tightened bans: no smoking in enclosed public spaces, parks, beaches, bus shelters, or near schools, under threat of fines for lighting up, vaping where it\u2019s forbidden, or even dropping a butt on the ground. 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