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Cigarette price may rise in smoking crackdown

Summary by Business Plus
The price of cigarettes is being looked at as part of a new crackdown on smoking, it was announced yesterday. A pack of 20 cigarettes now costs between €19 and €20 and was raised by 50c in last October’s budget. But smoking rates have stubbornly remained “at 17% or 18% between 2019 and 2025”, according to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). While new taxes and duties have added 24% to the price of a packet of 20 since 2020, aver…
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Business Plus broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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