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Economics of tobacco *


Market share by cigarette manufacturer *


Source: Maxwell Report (data includes Belgium)


Taxes and duties *

Cigarette taxes and duties
Excise tax 48.57% of retail price ; 344 LCU/1000 cigs
Sales tax 10.71 %
Source: TMA - International Tobacco Guide



Retail price *

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax
Type US Dollars Local
Domestic brand $2.04 78.40
Foreign brand $2.39 92.00
Source: EIU, Autumn 1999



Source: M. A. Corrao, G. E. Guindon, N. Sharma, D. F. Shokoohi, eds. Tobacco control country profiles. Atlanta : The American Cancer Society, 2000. Published for the 11th World Conference on Tobacco OR Health.


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