Cigarettes are becoming more expensive from today - May 1, 2025. The increase in their price is 40-50 stotinki, FOCUS reported.
The reason for this is the increased excise taxes on tobacco products in Budget 2025, according to a report by the agency.
Excise taxes on tobacco products are being raised for the second time this year. The first increase was in January, when the minimum excise tax for 1,000 pieces of cigarettes became 202 leva.
With the new Budget 2025, the government decided that the rates planned for 2026 would come into effect from May 1 of this year. Thus, the total increase in cigarette prices this year will be over 10%.
As of today, the minimum excise tax will increase from 202 leva to 210 leva per 1,000 pieces, which will lead to an increase in prices.