The price of cigarettes and tobacco will increase in Cuba, starting tomorrow, April 12, the island’s authorities said. Details below.
Starting tomorrow, April 12, new retail prices will come into effect for the marketing of cigarettes and tobacco in the retail network. The information was announced this Thursday at a press conference by the Ministers of Finance and Prices, Vladimir Regueiro Ale, and of Domestic Trade, Betsy Díaz Velázquez.
According to Regueiro Ale, current prices do not cover all costs and expenses related to the production, industrial processing and marketing of both products. This situation has generated a deficit in the tobacco industry, which has made the sustainability of the sector difficult, they made excuses for the current rise.
“This measure will also contribute to the reduction of the fiscal deficit in our country, since with the update of prices, new financial resources can be mobilized from the state budget to support social expenses in priority sectors such as education, health, sport and culture that concentrate approximately 63% of all budgetary expenditures,” he added.
Increase in the price of cigarettes in Cuba
In this way, the Ministry of Finance and Prices published resolution 63, which establishes new prices for packs of cigarettes and tobacco for national consumption. These prices will come into effect starting tomorrow, April 12. This is how the price of cigarettes and tobacco increased in Cuba.
Prices of packs of cigarettes:
- Criollo, Titanic and Popular (20 black cigars): 30 CUP
- Aroma (20 blond cigars): 30 CUP
- Popular Auténtico (20 black cigars with filter): 60 CUP
- H.Upman Classic (short black without filter): 50 CUP
Price of tobacco for national consumption:
“In the case of the short black ones without a H.Upman Classic filter, they will cost 50 CUP and national consumption tobacco will cost 10 pesos each,” the minister specified.
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