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<\/p>\nSMOKERS will have to cough up more money after the price of tobacco was hiked.<\/p>\n
The increase in tax was announced by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Autumn Statement.<\/p>\n
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He told The House of Commons: "I am going to increase duty on hand-rolling tobacco by an additional 10% above the tobacco duty escalator."<\/p>\n
This means the rate will increase by the retail price index of inflation, 6.1%, plus 12%.<\/p>\n
The Government is also hiking tax on all other tobacco products.<\/p>\n
In his Autumn Statement Jeremy Hunt announced:<\/strong><\/p>\n The rise on rolling tobacco will come into effect from 6pm tonight.<\/p>\n It comes after the government hiked prices on rolling tobacco by 10.1% plus an added 6% in the Spring Budget.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, rates on all tobacco products will rise by the RPI rate of 6.1% plus 2%.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The price of cigarettes usually increases with inflation each year unless\u00a0the Chancellor\u00a0intervenes to freeze the rates.<\/p>\n This is what\u00a0Rishi Sunak\u00a0did in his\u00a0Spring 2022 Budget, when he was Chancellor in\u00a0Boris Johnson's\u00a0cabinet.<\/p>\n Taxing tobacco is a huge revenue-raiser for the government, with \u00a310.7billion collected in 2022, which was 1.2% of the total tax take.\u00a0<\/p>\n The tax is charged to companies making or importing cigarettes in the\u00a0UK.<\/p>\n When the tax is raised, the cost is passed on to consumers who have to pay more for tobacco products in the shops.<\/p>\n Ministers are currently aiming to\u00a0make Britain \u201csmoke free\u201d\u00a0by 2030, meaning fewer than 5% of adults\u00a0have the habit.<\/p>\n The hope is that the ever-increasing price will deter people from buying them.<\/p>\nRead more in Money<\/h2>\n
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