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The tobacco escalator, under which tax on cigarettes goes up by inflation plus 2% each year, will continue, meaning the average cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes will rise above 10 for the first time.

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The current minimum cigarette excise taxes in the EU are 1.80 (US $1.89) per 20-cigarette pack and the total excise duty must be at least 60 percent of an EU countrys weighted average retail selling price (certain exceptions apply)