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EU cigarette prices
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RRP
£ per 20Tax Burden
£ per 20Tax Incidence
%
Ireland 7.41 5.82 79%
UK 6.95 5.40 78%
Sweden 5.71 3.95 69%
France 5.12 4.09 80%
Finland 5.03 3.86 77%
Denmark 4.97 3.88 78%
Germany 4.47 3.27 73%
Netherlands 4.38 3.33 76%
Belgium 4.29 3.27 76%
Italy 3.99 2.98 75%
Austria 3.81 2.83 74%
Malta 3.47 2.64 76%
Luxembourg 3.47 2.40 69%
Portugal 3.47 2.64 76%
Spain 3.47 2.72 79%
Czech 3.44 2.41 70%
Cyprus 3.34 2.46 74%
Greece 3.29 2.68 82%
Latvia 2.94 2.24 76%
Poland 2.84 2.23 78%
Slovenia 2.77 2.07 75%
Slovakia 2.74 2.05 75%
Romania 2.69 2.09 77%
Bulgaria 2.65 2.08 79%
Lithuania 2.41 1.78 74%
Hungary 2.40 1.88 78%
Estonia 2.38 1.85 78%
This table shows the price and tax burden of 20 cigarettes in the Most Popular Price Category (MPPC) in each of the 27 Member States – it is not a comparison of the same brand.
The price and tax burden shown is primarily based on information contained in the European Commission’s publication Excise Duty Tables. Part III – Manufactured Tobacco, July 2011