Residents of Donetsk region are preparing to increase the price of cigarettes by buying their entire blocks. The journalists decided to check the veracity of such rumors.
By region spread information that the price of cigarettes has risen to 20 UAH. However, among those surveyed have never met anyone like the value of tobacco products in stores.
Typically, the cause of the rise in prices is the increase in excise tax rates on cigarettes. During the 2009 excise tax was increased by more than 5 times. Recent rises by almost a third took place in May. Representatives of manufacturing companies claim that information about price increases in October - no more than rumors.
According to Artem Skorikova, trade representative of the tobacco companies, distributors in these rumors do not believe, and information on the raised prices for cigarettes in supermarkets is false.
In the near future tobacco companies do not plan to increase the cost of production. However, in this case everything depends on government decisions. Cabinet has already sent to the Verkhovna Rada of the next bill to increase the excise tax on tobacco products. If accepted, the price of cigarettes will rise by 20-30 per cent.
Elena Pischenko, Communications Manager of the tobacco company, confirmed that the prospects of higher prices depend on the decision of the Cabinet. Today, prices remain unchanged. A small increase is observed only in the segment of cheap cigarettes. Thus, the price of cigarettes "Cossack" and "Prima" increased by 0.25 UAH.
No comments:
Post a Comment