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Ireland: a pack of cigarettes tops €20 from 7 October 2026

Ireland's Budget 2027 adds €1 of tax to every pack of 20 cigarettes from 7 October 2026 and raises the tax on vapes on 1 January. New prices, the gap with Northern Ireland and the customs rules.October 7, 2026News

Tobacco prices on 1 January 2027: what changes in Europe, country by country

Increases passed in Germany, Italy and Poland, rates frozen in the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain: what laws and budgets have in store for tobacco prices in 2027.October 11, 2026