Chancellor George Osborne has announced another increase to the duty on cigarettes. In today’s budget speech, he revealed that tobacco duty is to rise by 2% above inflation putting a packet of 20 cigarettes up by around 28p.
This price rise comes just one week after National No Smoking Day, tempting more smokers to kick the habit and save money. Switching to e-cigarettes can save smokers thousands of pounds and this announcement will only increase the amount that people can save.
Business Development Director of multiCIG, Christian Mulcahy commented: “The rise in tobacco duty indicates that we are a step closer to becoming a tobacco free UK. E-cigarettes are very quickly gaining popularity as a great alternative to traditional cigarettes and can also help users to save money. This will be welcomed news for smokers looking to quit and avoid the rise in tobacco duty.”
multiCIG, the UK’s premium e-cigarette brand, has been designed to be the highest quality e-cigarette in the UK, rivalling competitors with the best product. For those smokers wishing to move to a tobacco free future they need look no further than the multiCIG range.
