Cigarettes in the Czech Republic: New Research Report Available at Fast Market Research
Increased excise taxes for cigarettes were the most important factor shaping performance in 2012. While total volume cigarette sales dropped by -2% to reach 23 billion sticks in 2012, total retail value sales increased by 2%. Comparing 2012 retail volume sales growth performance to 2011 a slowdown of one percentage point was recorded. Ad valorem tax remained at 28% while the specific excise tax per 1,000 cigarettes rose from CZK1,070 in 2011 to CZK1,120 in 2012.
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