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Old 21-03-2012, 12:13 PM #1
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How much to a 20 pack cost in the UK?
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They're just putting them up every single budget now
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How much to a 20 pack cost in the UK?
Around £6, depends on the brand though

saying that tho L&B 20 pack will be > £7 now
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How much to a 20 pack cost in the UK?
My mum smokes Benson and Hedges, they vary atm from between £6.15 to £6.45 depending on where she buys them.
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Around £6, depends on the brand though

saying that tho L&B 20 pack will be > £7 now

Yes and from 6PM today
£6.37
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Wowee! i had no idea they were so expensive...When i quit they were £4.85 i think it was 2002-3
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Marlboro's can be as much as £7/7.50 now too
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Pretty soon everyone will give up smoking and the £11 billion or so they raise in tax on tobacco will have to come from somewhere...
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Benson and Hedges are currently £7 for a pack of 20.
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They're just putting them up every single budget now
Indeed, and for good reason. They are a negative externality and therefore the government tax the production to lower consumption. The inelastic nature of their demand is what causes the price to fall mainly on the consumer rather than the producer.
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Pretty soon everyone will give up smoking and the £11 billion or so they raise in tax on tobacco will have to come from somewhere...
Always looking on the bright side livia, hopefully the NHS will save something by not having to treat as many patients for lung cancer and other smoking related illnesses?
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Indeed, and for good reason. They are a negative externality and therefore the government tax the production to lower consumption. The inelastic nature of their demand is what causes the price to fall mainly on the consumer rather than the producer.
Well the inelastic demand means they won't lower consumption that much, although it might for some who are really struggling financially. I understand why they do it but people are still entitled to moan about it
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Its ok. They will just tempt more people to buy ones from abroad.

I still only pay £3.20 for my fags so I'm fine
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Always looking on the bright side livia, hopefully the NHS will save something by not having to treat as many patients for lung cancer and other smoking related illnesses?
Not nearly as much as they would lose if everyone did stop smoking...
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Always looking on the bright side livia, hopefully the NHS will save something by not having to treat as many patients for lung cancer and other smoking related illnesses?
Always looking on the bright side? Are you insinuating that I am a misery?

Well lets hope they stick a massive tax on sugary, fatty foods sometime soon then, because obesity is overtaking smoking as the biggest drain on the NHS.
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Im not insinuating anything. whatever they lose on fags they can stick on something else can't they?
How about instead of scrapping the 50p tax rate for those earning above £150,000 they raise it?...
Or scrap large organisations based in th UK using offshore accounts to avoid tax?
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Its ok. They will just tempt more people to buy ones from abroad.

I still only pay £3.20 for my fags so I'm fine

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it wont matter if they put them up to 20 pounds a packet, smoking is an addiction,
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Looks like I'll have to start getting from abroad. Have they put beer in pubs up too?
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