[EnglishCon]

The tax on cigs here is ridiculous, because the government’s anti smoking campaign worked. Smokers went from 60% of the population to a fairly steady 20%, leading to a massive fall in revenue.

Mostly I get mine duty free - have a non smoking friend who does a lot of travelling - but the cheapest pack of cigs you can get here is £5.71, about $9.00.

Most of that is, of course tax. I think the current tax on cigs is something like 70% of the total cost per pack.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

-—The tax on cigs here is ridiculous, because the government’s anti smoking campaign worked. Smokers went from 60% of the population to a fairly steady 20%, ——

We could do this with illegal drugs if the tax revenue was poured into a PR campaign.

[MamaTexan]

but the cheapest pack of cigs you can get here is £5.71, about $9.00.

Eesh! I roll my own for about $1.50 a pack.

Can you even buy loose tobacco there?