Rates of excise duties on tobacco in Russia grew from 1/1/08 January 08:161 January 2017 onwards the company/consumer market © fotolia.com, Deyan Georgiev Moscow, 1 Jan-Prime. Rates of excise duties on tobacco in Russia grew from 1 January in accordance with the effective rules of the tax code of the Russian Federation. The rate of excise duty on cigarettes in the year 2017 1562 rubles per one thousand pieces plus 14.5% estimated value calculated on the basis of the maximum retail selling price, but not less 2123 roubles for one thousand pieces, in the year 2018, according to the plan of the Ministry of finance, he will reach 14.5 percent of 1718 roubles plus (but not less than 2335), 2019, ... [Read more]