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Europe's most expensive cigarettes
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25th September 2017
Which European country has the highest retail prices for cigarettes?
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Our friends at Statista have produced this neat graphic that might be the basis for a classroom discussion on factors affecting price differentials by country. Naturally, the scale of indirect taxes (VAT and duty) make a big contribution.
The price of a packet of #cigarettes in Europe varies wildly https://t.co/XeWJRiJj3I pic.twitter.com/AqpojzUTg5
— Statista (@StatistaCharts) September 25, 2017
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