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a FURTHER increase in cigarette price?

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  • 03-01-2012 1:07am
    #1
    username_x
    Registered Users Posts: 201 ✭✭


    Just went down to my local garage and was charged €9.10 for a box of Marlboro Lights. Is this another new increase being brought in by the government?


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    ceegee
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    username_x wrote: »
    Just went down to my local garage and was charged €9.10 for a box of Marlboro Lights. Is this another new increase being brought in by the government?

    VAT rate went up 2% yesterday.


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    OldGoat
    Registered Users Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    It's the same increase you heard about a few months ago just coming into force now. It's not just on your ciggies. :(

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    amacachi
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    So it's over 9 quid for a box of fags now? I don't know why but that's the last straw for me.


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    OldGoat
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    Good luck with that amacachi (seriously). Giving up Forum over that way --->.
    :)

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



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    ScouseMouse
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    Vat went up 2% so this puts up the price of smokes.

    Think of it this way. 20 cigs went up by 2c per euro. So a nine euro pack of smokes went up about 9 X 2c. In my book thats about 18c per pack.

    Most of the smokes went up 20c but Rothmans went up 25c.

    I sell smokes but this doesnt quite add up to me.

    Are my maths wrong?


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    Lapin
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    superscouse wrote: »
    Vat went up 2% so this puts up the price of smokes.

    Think of it this way. 20 cigs went up by 2c per euro. So a nine euro pack of smokes went up about 9 X 2c. In my book thats about 18c per pack.

    Most of the smokes went up 20c but Rothmans went up 25c.

    I sell smokes but this doesnt quite add up to me.

    Are my maths wrong?

    No. But VAT doesn't just apply at the point of sale.
    It is also passed on to the cigarette makers by each of their suppliers.
    Plus the extra VAT on diesel increases distribution costs.

    I'm surprised they only went up 20c tbh. I was expecting it to be at least 30+.


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    ScouseMouse
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    Lapin wrote: »
    No. But VAT doesn't just apply at the point of sale.
    It is also passed on to the cigarette makers by each of their suppliers.
    Plus the extra VAT on diesel increases distribution costs.

    I'm surprised they only went up 20c tbh. I was expecting it to be at least 30+.

    This doesnt explain how they went up 20c when I worked out it should be about 18c. Plus, Rothmans went up 25c.

    This suggests to me, the cigarette company sneaked in a price increase.


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    The Hill Billy
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    superscouse wrote: »
    This doesnt explain how they went up 20c when I worked out it should be about 18c. Plus, Rothmans went up 25c.

    This suggests to me, the cigarette company sneaked in a price increase.

    It does explain it as the cigarette companies are are also incurring higher costs for manufacturing & distribution before they even add on their extra 2%.


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    ArmaniJeanss
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    superscouse wrote: »
    This doesnt explain how they went up 20c when I worked out it should be about 18c. Plus, Rothmans went up 25c.

    This suggests to me, the cigarette company sneaked in a price increase.

    Rightly or wrongly its standard business practice to 'maintain your margins', hence what look likes 'a sneaky few pence' extra is added on when Vat or Excise is increased.


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    amacachi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,316 ✭✭✭✭amacachi


    OldGoat wrote: »
    Good luck with that amacachi (seriously). Giving up Forum over that way --->.
    :)

    I live a few miles from the border. :pac:


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