By Admin 
Cigarette Price Increase: Smoking cigarettes is extremely harmful for health, but despite this there is no dearth of people who smoke cigarettes. These cigarette lovers are soon going to get a big shock because after the government’s decision to impose additional excise duty on tobacco products like cigarettes, beedis, pan masala from February 1, 2026, cigarettes of many big brands are going to become costlier. These include Gold Flake, Classic and Classic Connect. In the coming time, their prices may jump by 19-41 percent. There is a possibility of increase in cigarette prices in the retail market after the new shipment. Reports have also revealed that some shopkeepers have already started selling the existing stock at higher rates.
How high is the price to be paid?
According to a report by NDTV Profit quoting experts, there is a huge jump in the prices of cigarettes in the premium segment: a 10-pack of Gold Flake cigarettes is now priced at Rs 240, whereas earlier it was priced at Rs 170. Similarly, the price of Classic pack of 20 pieces will now be Rs 480 as compared to earlier Rs 340. Gold Flake Superstar Value Pack, which was earlier sold for Rs 59, will now be sold for Rs 70.
Why cigarette prices increased across the country
Cigarette prices in the country first increased when after the reforms made in GST, GST on sin goods was increased from the earlier 28 percent to 40 percent. After this, there was a huge increase in excise duty, which led to an increase of about Rs 2 to Rs 11 on every cigarette. Due to this, the total pack prices increased by 15-40 percent. Other tobacco companies including Godfrey Phillips India also increased the prices of their products.
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