Budget 2027: Major Announcement on Cigarettes and Vapes

Patrick Freyne: Budget day in the Dáil would turn you to cigarettes if they hadn’t gone up

Simon Harris looked miserable as he ran through the numbers, but that’s probably because he’s been up all weekend with a new baby

Cigarettes to hit €20 a box from midnight and vape tax upped

The increase will mean the cost of a packet of 20 cigarettes has increased by €2.50 in the last three budgets.

Budget 2027: Major announcement on cigarettes and vapes

This will bring a packet of cigarettes well above €20

Cigarette Prices Rise To €20 Per Box In Budget 2027

Budget 2027 sees the price for a packet of cigarettes rise to €20.15 per day, following an increase of €1. This means that the tax take is now €16.03, or almost 80% of the retail price. However, according to reports in The Irish Times, this measure has been described by some TDs as an "abject failure". It was also revealed that the pro rate price increase of a typical pouch of roll-your-own tobacco is €1.39, meaning the retail price stands at €2…