In the Tobacco Tax Act of 2022, the upcoming increases for the next few years have already been fixed. In addition to a good third of the sales price, this amount was 73 euros per 1,000 units at the time. As of April 1, 2025, the levy will already rise to 83.50 euros. As the "Kronen Zeitung" reports, this increase will be passed on by the tobacco companies to smokers as early as March. As a rule, a pack of cigarettes becomes 30 cents more expensive. This affects brands such as Pall Mall, HB and Parisienne (British America Tobacco), Camel and Benson & Hedges (JTI and Austria Tabak, respectively), Marlboro and Chesterfield (Philip Morris). The price shock will be strongest at L&M, where the pr... [Read more]