I am informed by Revenue that the proportion of total cigarettes by standard pack size and multi-pack size is provided in the following table for each of the past ten years. A further breakdown cannot be disclosed for confidentiality reasons. The information is provided in respect of the period where a tobacco tax stamp is issued rather than the period when the actual sale of the product occurs.
Pack Size
Year
|
20 cigarettes
|
>20 cigarettes
|
2009
|
100.0%
|
0.0%
|
2010
|
100.0%
|
0.0%
|
2011
|
100.0%
|
0.0%
|
2012
|
95.5%
|
4.5%
|
2013
|
88.9%
|
11.1%
|
2014
|
89.9%
|
10.1%
|
2015
|
86.8%
|
13.2%
|
2016
|
81.5%
|
18.5%
|
2017
|
79.8%
|
20.2%
|
2018
|
77.3%
|
22.7%
|