Wednesday 29 June 2011

UK Cigarette Prices and Taxes go through the roof


In a couple of days it will be 14 years since I gave up smoking. 

I thought it would be interesting to see the price of 20 cigarettes today. I was shocked to see the current cost.

If I had smoked like 5-10 a day over the last 14 years I would have spent around $14k. A pretty nice saving made.






Here is a breakdown of movement in prices:
Source: TMA

Year
RRP for 20pk
Tax Element
Tax %
1990
1.65
1.20
73
1991
1.80
1.31
73
1992
2.08
1.55
75
1993
2.27
1.70
75
1994
2.52
1.93
77
1995
2.70
2.09
77
1996
2.89
2.26
78
1997
3.08
2.42
79
1998
3.36
2.65
79
1999
3.64
2.88
79
2000
3.88
3.08
79
2001
4.22
3.37
80
2002
4.39
3.46
79
2003
4.51
3.55
79
2004
4.65
3.65
78
2005
4.82
3.77
78
2006
5.05
3.91
77
2007
5.33
4.07
76
2008
5.44
4.18
77
2009
5.67
4.34
77
2010
6.29
4.83
77
2011
6.63
5.08
77

4 comments:

  1. Lets talk poker. You are going to crush the month of july i feel it ..weeeeeeeeeeeeeee

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  2. I paid £8.80 for 20 B & H recently in London..!!!

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  3. It will b £1 a cigarette before you know it at this rate!

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