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In October 2003, tobacco taxes have increased by 40% over the national territory. Sales have obviously dropped -31.9% in two years, according to the manufacturers. Smoking in France is impossible. The cost for booked cigarette consumption per month is too essential for some households. And as everyone knows, it is not simple to stop smoking. Some n'essaient not even, and decided to buy their packages of cigarettes abroad. You need to know that four packages is p
urchased abroad, where price is frequently divided by two.
The state wanted to reduce the consumption of French and fight against smoking, but it missed. When you are hooked, you are hooked. And there are always ways of cigarettes from elsewhere, therefore cheaper.
In 2004-2005, nearly 24% smoked packages were purchased abroad, according to a study done after 2 000 customers in September 2005.In April 2004, this figure was only 18.7%, an increase of 28% in one year.
The shortfall is also great for the state and Social Security, said this morning Le Parisien. Each year, nearly 1.7 billion euros of tax revenue (or 17% of total) which do not public coffers. Besides the 170 million euros that the government has pledged until 2007, to sales of 26 border departments, to compensate for the decline in sales of tobacco.
When we speak of pack of cigarettes purchased abroad, the original country to which we believe is Spain, where the package costs twice ch
ere the package costs twice cheaper than in France, as well as the cartridge, which costs € 27.50 here low, and 50 € here at home. A difference of € 22.50.
20 000 people spend each day at Perthus, a town in the Pyrenees-Orientales which straddles the border.
However, this does perhaps not last.In fact, Spain recently adopted a law to limiting tobacco consumption. It entered into force on 1 January. It prohibits supermarkets from selling cigarettes. And not to remain there Xavier Bertrand said his talks with his Spanish counterpart in order to see prices climb Spanish.
Stay tuned.
Cigarettes cheaper Some benchmarks:
Nearly 55.6 billion cigarettes were sold in France last year.
There are 31 000 tobacconists in France. 900 closed in 2005.
Average price of a package in France between 4 and 5 €. Nearly 80 € the selling prices are levied by the state in taxes, which are paid 75 € to Social Security.
In Spain, there is no floor price, as in most European countries. The least expensive package is 1.30 €. In Norway that tobacco is the most expensive in Europe. The price of a pack of cigarettes is more than 7 €.