asked the Minister for Finance the duty content of a packet of twenty cigarettes of the normal popular brands (a) filter-tip and (b) non-filter-tip, and the Dublin retail price of each, respectively.
Written Answers. - Duty Content of Cigarette Prices.
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Following is the information:—
|
Type of cigarette(1) |
Approximate duty content per packet of 20 cigarettes(2) |
Dublin retail price per packet of 20 cigarettes(3) |
||
|
s. |
d. |
s. |
d. |
|
|
(a) Filter-tip Large size commonly known as “king-size” |
2 |
5 |
3 |
9 |
|
Medium size |
1 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
|
(b) Nonfilter-tip Standard-size |
2 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
|
Smaller-size |
1 |
11 |
2 |
11 |
The duty content of individual brands of cigarettes depends on variable factors such as the size of the cigarettes, the quantity of paper or filter they contain and the amount of moisture in the tobacco. The figures given in column (2) of the table are the approximate duty contents for a representative cross-section of popular brands.