{"id":5362,"date":"2026-03-25T20:15:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/?p=5362"},"modified":"2026-03-25T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:15:44","slug":"stories-price-per-pack-of-cigarettes-tax-margin-and-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/?p=5362","title":{"rendered":"STORIES Price per pack of cigarettes: tax, margin and increase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"68\" data-end=\"396\">Tobacco prices in France have climbed sharply, turning what was once a routine purchase into a costly habit. In 2026, a pack of cigarettes averages around\u00a0<strong data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"237\">\u20ac12.50\u2013\u20ac13<\/strong>, while a full carton can exceed\u00a0<strong data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"278\">\u20ac300<\/strong>. Meanwhile, the same products are much cheaper in neighboring countries, fueling cross-border shopping and smuggling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"750\">A major reason for these high prices is taxation. In France, about\u00a0<strong data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"536\">75\u201380% of the retail cost of cigarettes comes from government taxes<\/strong>. Although tobacco companies set base prices, the final amount is largely determined by state policy. Even rolling tobacco, once seen as a cheaper option, has become expensive, with a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"749\">30-gram pouch nearing \u20ac18<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1050\">French authorities argue that higher prices are part of a\u00a0<strong data-start=\"810\" data-end=\"836\">public health strategy<\/strong>. Tobacco taxes are linked to inflation, meaning prices gradually rise over time. Officials say this approach helps discourage smoking and reduce the country\u2019s estimated\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1049\">75,000 smoking-related deaths each year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1234\">At the same time, smoking restrictions are expanding. Bans now cover more public places such as\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1148\" data-end=\"1190\">parks, beaches, and areas near schools<\/strong>, with fines for those who ignore the rules.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1440\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">However, the widening price gap between France and nearby countries continues to create tension between public health goals and the realities of addiction, cross-border trade, and illegal tobacco markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tobacco prices in France have climbed sharply, turning what was once a routine purchase into a costly habit. In 2026, a pack of cigarettes averages around\u00a0\u20ac12.50\u2013\u20ac13, while a full carton can exceed\u00a0\u20ac300. Meanwhile, the same products are much cheaper in neighboring countries, fueling cross-border shopping and smuggling. A major reason for these high prices is &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5364,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5362\/revisions\/5364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storypulls.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}