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Cigarette prices are rising in America but Australia still has the MOST expensive cigarettes in the world – but no one is giving up yet
- The price of cigarettes is rising in the United States, but Australia is still more expensive
- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio raised the price of a pack of cigarettes to $ 13
- The US still doesn’t cost the same as a pack of cigarettes in Australia, almost $ 40
- Smokers will be hit even harder for a pack of cigarettes on September 1
The price of cigarettes has gone up in the United States, but Australia is still the most expensive place in the world to buy cigarettes.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has raised the cost of a pack of cigarettes from $ 10.50 to $ 13, the equivalent of AU $ 17, to take effect this month.
With packs reaching $ 13, they still fell short of a pack of cigarettes in Australia after costs were raised to nearly $ 40 in this year’s budget.
The price of cigarettes has gone up in the United States, but Australia is still the most expensive place in the world to buy cigarettes.
Treasurer Scott Morrison announced that smokers would be penalized even more for a packet of cigarettes on September 1 of this year, in the second of four consecutive 12.5 percent increases in excise duty on tobacco.
The tax hike should result in a price increase of around $ 3 for a typical package.
Last year, the price of 30 Winfield Blues jumped $ 2.70 from $ 32.50 to $ 35.20.
Despite the price hike, Australia has seen only a 0.2% drop in the number of smokers in three years.
Australia came in seventh, with Iceland topping the list with a 12% drop, followed by Norway with 7%.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has raised the cost of a pack of cigarettes from $ 10.50 to $ 13, the equivalent of Aussie $ 17, to take effect this month
The tax hike is expected to result in a price increase of around $ 3 for a typical package
The news comes after Australia was announced as the third most expensive country in the world to buy alcohol, cigarettes and drugs.
The average retail price of products such as beer, wine, spirits, ecstasy, cannabis, cocaine and heroin is highest in Japan, followed closely by New Zealand and Australia .
The average selling cost of the “package†is $ 1,028.7 in Australia, compared to $ 100 in tropical countries, including South Africa and Colombia.
While laws play a role in drug prices, Japan is the most expensive place in the world to buy with an average cost of $ 1,366.4, followed by New Zealand at $ 1,241.6.
Treasurer Scott Morrison (left with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull) has announced that smokers will be hit even harder for a pack of cigarettes on September 1 this year.
The average selling cost of the “package†is $ 1,028.7 in Australia, compared to $ 100 in tropical countries, including South Africa and Colombia (BWS employee in Melbourne)
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