Cigarettes rose the second time in a year

Producers of tobacco products for the second time in a year raised the cost of cigarettes, the Izvestia newspaper reports.

New prices have already been declared in the Federal Tax Service, products on current price list will appear on sale after two to three months as the remains are sold at old prices.

According to the newspaper sources, the next wave of rise in price can occur in the summer, but, most likely, it will affect those brands for which the prices have not risen in March.

“The increase occurred on the basis of the sharply increased excise rates on cigarettes that entered into force on January 1, 2015. In the future, there was a point increase in the maximum retail prices for certain positions of our assortment, ”said Irina Zhukova, director of communications, Philip Morris Seils and Marketing.

In January, all tobacco products went up by 8-9 rubles. At the same time, the Ministry of Health said that after the adoption of anti -tobacco measures, the number of smokers in Russia was reduced by 17%, including due to an increase in excise taxes on tobacco products, as well as due to information campaigns and prohibitive measures.