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32 tobaccoasia / Issue 3, 2016 July / August Country US$ Albania 1.60 (2015) Andorra 2.90 (2015) Armenia 1.40 (2015) Austria 6.20 (2015) Azerbaijan 1.90 (2015) Belarus 1.50 (2015) Belgium 7.00 (2015) Bosnia & Herzegovina 2.30 (2015) Bulgaria 3.30 (2015) Croatia 3.70 (2015) Cyprus 6.10 (2015) Czech Republic 4.30 (2015) Denmark 6.90 (2015) Estonia 2.70 (2015) Finland 7.60 (2015) France 8.30 (2015) Georgia 1.30 (2015) Germany 6.90 (2015) Gibraltar (UK) 3.70 (2015) Greece 5.20 (2015) Hungary 3.60 (2015) Iceland 8.20 (2015) Ireland 10.90 (2015) Italy 6.50 (2015) Kazakhstan 1.10 (2015) Latvia 3.30 (2015) Lichtenstein 8.40 (2015) Lithuania 3.40 (2015) Luxemburg 6.20 (2015) Macedonia 2.90 (2015) Malta 5.50 (2015) Moldova 1.20 (2015) Monaco 7.80 (2015) Montenegro 2.80 (2015) Netherlands (Holland) 7.10 (2015) Norway 15.10 (2015) Poland 3.90 (2015) Portugal 5.40 (2015) Romania 3.80 (2015) Russia 1.70 (2015) Serbia 2.00 (2015) Slovakia 3.70 (2015) Slovenia 3.50 (2015) Spain 6.00 (2015) Sweden 7.70 (2015) Switzerland 8.30 (2015) Turkey 4.40 (2015) Ukraine 1.30 (2015) United Kingdom 11.00 (2015) Vatican City 7.10 (2015) Cigarette prices in Europe* *Source for all tables: www.cigaretteprices.net Country US$ Algeria 1.90 (2014) Angola 2.00 (2014) Botswana 2.80 (2014) Cameroon 2.00 (2014) Cape Verde 2.60 (2014) Congo 2.00 (2014) Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) 2.60 (2014) Djibouti 1.00 (2014) Egypt 2.00 (2014) Equatorial Guinea 1.90 (2014) Eritrea 2.80 (2013) Ethiopia 2.50 (2014) Gabon 1.90 (2014) Gambia 0.80 (2014) Ghana 3.40 (2014) Guinea 1.10 (2014) Guinea-Bissao 1.00 (2013) Kenya 1.60 (2014) Lesotho 3.30 (2014) Liberia 1.00 (2014) Libya 2.90 (2014) Madagascar 4.00 (2014) Malawi 2.80 (2014) Mali 3.00 (2014) Mauritania 2.40 (2014) Mauritius 3.80 (2014) Morocco 4.00 (2014) Mozambique 2.60 (2014) Nigeria 2.30 (2014) Senegal 1.20 (2014) Seychelles 5.60 (2014) Somalia 1.00 (2014) South Africa 3.30 (2014) Sudan 4.00 (2014) Swatziland 2.10 (2014) Tanzania 2.00 (2014) Tunisia 3.10 (2014) Uganda 1.70 (2014) Zambia 1.90 (2014) Zimbabwe 1.00 (2014) Cigarette prices in Africa* Thailand hiked up the excise tax on imported cigarettes from 87% to 90% of the imported price or up to the permit- ted ceiling, starting on February 9, 2016, resulting in prices for both local and imported cigarettes to go up THB5-10 (US$0.14-0.28) per packet. In Vietnam, the tax rate on tobacco increased from 65% to 70% as of January 1, and will go up to 75% as of January 1, 2019. India increased tobacco taxes for the fifth consecutive year now, with this year's increase to be between 10-15%, with excise duty on cigars, cheroots, and cigarillos going from 12.5% or Rp 3,375 (US$49) per thousand, whichever is high- er, to 12.5% or Rp 3,755 per thousand, whichever is higher. In the Middle East, governments of GCC countries have turned their atten- tion to increasing tobacco taxation. For example, Saudi Arabia recently proposed to increase customs duty on tobacco to 200%, as well as increasing cigarette pric- es by 11%. In North America, states have been steadily announcing higher tobacco taxa- tion rates, while Ontario, Canada raised the tobacco excise from C$0.14 (US$0.11) to C$0.15 per cigarette, or an increase of C$3.00 in the price of a carton of 200 ciga- rettes, for example. Even the last bastion for smokers, namely Russia and the CIS countries, have given in. In Russia, from January 1, the excise tax on cigarettes has increased from RUR960 (US$14.95) to RUR1,250 per thousand sticks, and the ad valorem (percentage of the retail price) from 11% to 12%. Because of the higher excise tax, cigarette prices in Russia increased by 15-17%, and the average price of a pack has reached RUR80 (US$1.25). In fact, according to Philip Morris Internation- al, cigarette prices in 2016 grew by 23% compared to the previous year. Cigarette prices in Kazakhstan and Belarus have also been hiked up this March. In Kazakhstan the increase was 19.5%, KZT263 (US$0.79) per pack wholesale and 15.3% to KZT302 per pack retail. Cigarette prices have been found to be lowest in Africa, where a 20-piece pack of cigarettes can be bought for as low as US$0.80, although cigarette prices in the Seychelles is high, around $5.60. Prices in Asia are also low with little difference from country to country, with some ex- ceptions such as Brunei ($6.10), Turk- menistan ($5.70) and Singapore ($9.70). In Europe the prices vary, from around $1.10 in Eastern European countries to $15.10 in Western European countries. Prices vary greatly from state to state in the US as well. The highest cigarette pric- es, however, seem to be found in Austra- lia ($17.40).