PRICE OF CIGARETTES. After a month of respite, tobacco prices are starting to rise again this Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Find out about all the increases, brand by brand.
[Mis à jour le 1er mars 2023 à 08h04] The new increase in the price of a pack of cigarettes comes into effect from this Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Indeed, an increase of between 20 euro cents and 1 euro will be applied to tobacco in your tobacco shop. On average, each package will be sold 60 euro cents more expensive compared to the rates displayed since last January. As expected, this year 2023 marks a turning point in government strategy, namely a particularly significant increase. This increase in tobacco taxation was announced by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, as part of the fight against smoking, and in a logic of indexation to inflation. By 2024, a pack of 20 cigarettes should be offered around 11 euros in your tobacco shop. Here are the main price increases to know about in March 2023 :
- News & Co Blue, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros in January 2023
- News & Co Blue 100s, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- News & Co Red 100s, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- News Fresh, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Fortuna Blue, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Fortuna Cool, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 9.9 euros
- Fortuna Red 100s, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Fortuna Red, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Vogue the Essential blue, in 20 units: 11 euros against 10.5 euros
- JPS Cool, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 9.9 euros
- JPS Classic Black in 20 units: 10,8 euros against 10.2 euros
- The King Bleu, in 20 units: 10,3 euros against 9.7 euros
- The King Red, in 20 units: 10,3 euros against 9.8 euros
The last tobacco price increase was implemented last November. As a reminder, the government’s objective was to reach the symbolic threshold of ten euros for a pack of twenty cigarettes. However, some brands are not exempt from new price changes. Want to know more. Here are some examples of the tobacco prices that apply to 1 March 2023 :
- Dunhill silver, in 20 units: 11,1 euros against 10.6 euros in January 2023
- Blue Dunhill, in 20 units: 11,1 euros against 10.6 euros
- Dunhill International blue, in 20 units: 11,3 euros against 10.8 euros
- Dunhill International red, in 20 units: 11,3 euros against 10.8 euros
- Dunhill International red Select, in 20 units: 11,1 euros against 10.6 euros
- Dunhill red, in 20 units: 11,1 euros against 10.6 euros
- Lucky Strike Blue, in 20 units: 10,5 euros against 10 euros
- Lucky Strike Gold, in 20 units: 10,8 euros against 10.3 euros
- Lucky Strike Ice Crystal, in 20 units: 10,4 euros against 9.9 euros
- Lucky Strike X Series, in 20 units: 10,5 euros against 10 euros
- Winston Sphere Ssl, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Winfield red, in 20 units: 10,5 euros against 9.9 euros
- News Cool 100s, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Fortuna Red 100s, in 20 units: 10 euros against 9,9 euros
- Gauloises Blondes Bleu 100s, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Gauloises Blondes Bleu, in 20 units: 10,6 euros against 10 euros
- Marlboro Gold (rigide) : 11,5 euros (+1 euro compared to January 2023)
- Marlboro Gold Slims : 11,5 euros (+1 euro)
- Marlboro Mix : 11,5 euros (+1 euro)
- Marlboro Red (rigide) : 11,5 euros (+1 euro)
- Marlboro Red (souple) : 11,5 euros (+1 euro)
- Marlboro Red 100s (rigide) : 11,50 euros (+1 euro)
- Marlboro XL Classic Gold (25 unités : 14,4 euros (+1,30 euro)
- Marlboro XL Classic Red (25 units): 14,4 euros (+1,30 euro)
- Marlboro XXL Classic Gold (30 unités) : 17,3 euros (+1,60 euro)
- Marlboro XXL Classic Red (30 units): 17,3 euros (+1,60 euro)
In our Spanish neighbours, tobacco prices are lower than in France. It is possible to consult the latest prices in force on the government website, here. As an indication, know for example that on August 24, 2022, the price of a package of Marlboro Gold (rigid to twenty units), was 10.50 euros in France and 5.60 euros in Spain. Be careful though, the eldorado should not last! The Spanish government had recently announced its intention to reduce smoking. It is a question of raising the tax on tobacco, which inevitably translates into an increase in the price of the package.
You may not know it, but since January 1, 2020, the neutral package has arrived in Belgium. On January 1, 2021, an increase in tobacco prices was applied to our neighbours. The price of a pack of twenty cigarettes now reaches 7.50 euros, against 6.80 euros previously, which is still cheaper than in France.
This is news that may displease French workers who regularly travel to Luxembourg to buy cigarettes: prices have increased in the Grand Duchy. The Council of Government has indeed validated an increase which was to come into effect from February 1, 2020. The excise price is increased to 12.25 euros for 1,000 euros, against 12 euros at present. As an indication, the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes was 80% cheaper in Luxembourg than in France in 2018.
In Germany, tobacco prices are slightly higher than in Spain. The price of a packet of cigarettes is generally around six euros.
The price of tobacco in Switzerland remains lower than in France. As an indication, the Marlboro package reaches 8.50 Swiss francs, or 7.70 euros, against more than 9 euros in France today, noted France 3 Bourgogne Franche-Comté last November.
Italy is often considered the El Dorado for smokers. And for good reason, the packs of cigarettes there are “30 to 50% cheaper”, reported France 3. For information, a pack of twenty Lucky Strike Red cigarettes cost 4.80 euros on February 1, 2019, according to a customs document. Italian. In France, it costs more than 8 euros.
He too had – for certain brands exclusively – suffered a first increase in his prices in January 2020. Some brands have further evolved. Here are the prices of rolling tobacco that apply for certain brands as of 1 March 2023 :
30g rolling tobacco | Selling price of rolling tobacco pouches as of March 1, 2023 |
| Come on blonde | 16,2 euros |
| Lucky Strike The Authentic White | 15,5 euros |
| Lucky Strike L’Authentique Blond | 15,5 euros |
| Lucky Strike Original | 15,5 euros |
| Lucky Strike Red | 15,5 euros |
| Pall Mall | 15,2 euros |
| Amsterdam blonde | 14,9 euros |
| Authentic Blonde Che | 14,2 euros |