£10 for 20 cigarettes

[zc1]

Chancellor Alistair Darling has been urged to double the price of 20 cigarettes to TEN POUNDS in Wednesday's Budget.

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_head...name_page.html

Sorry if already posted

[Tech_Boy]

Looks like I picked the Right time to quit smoking (2 weeks & 4 days since my last cigarette)

[DocDutch]

LOL thank god I stopped on the 1st of jan (afternoon)

but if that happens then everybody that smokes will go to the mainland at least 3x per year, the only companies benefiting from this would be Eurostar, the ferry companies, Calais and in the same way the French gov.

or yes you get your spain trips and just anywhere on the continent where fags are cheaper.

Originally Posted by Tech_Boy

Looks like I picked the Right time to quit smoking (2 weeks & 4 days since my last cigarette)

well done

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Originally Posted by DocDutch

LOL thank god I stopped on the 1st of jan (afternoon)

but if that happens then everybody that smokes will go to the mainland at least 3x per year, the only companies benefiting from this would be Eurostar, the ferry companies, Calais and in the same way the French gov.

or yes you get your spain trips and just anywhere on the continent where fags are cheaper.

also well done

its been 17 years since my last ciggy think of all that wedge ive saved in that time

I gave up 22 years ago. One of the best things I ever did.

[papa smurf]

i gave up years ago ,now i spend my money on beer i cant believe how much i used to wast

[Shaun]

My OH always wanted to give up but said they enjoyed it too much. They stopped last October and now can't think why they didn't do it earlier. They hate to be around other people smoking now!

[Derek]

I wonder what the government would do to fill the huuuuuuggggee black hole left in the finances if everyone who smokes stopped overnight?

The amount taken in in tax dwarfs the amount spend on healthcare for smoking related illnesses.

[what?]

think its time for some panic buying before that!!

nah, only jokin, hope it happens, would finally give me the push i need to stop i think.
seriusly doubt it though, as derek said, the government makes way too much money off it and dont really want to risk losing all the money they would from the amount of people it would force to quit.

[fireman328]

If every one quit, who would make up the deficit in revenue to HMG ? As a non drinker I, as a teetotaler, would welcome a savage tax on any kind of booze and the misery it causes, not to mention time lost from work and vandalism to public property all in the pursuit of ethanol consumption.

[Halcyon]

I just think the amount of money people would save if they didnt buy cigarettes, they would save a fortune !

I hope it convinces some more people to quit.

[what?]

Originally Posted by fireman328

If every one quit, who would make up the deficit in revenue to HMG ? As a non drinker I, as a teetotaler, would welcome a savage tax on any kind of booze and the misery it causes, not to mention time lost from work and vandalism to public property all in the pursuit of ethanol consumption.

i'd say thats a bit unfair. i enjoy a drink, as most guys of my age do, but i never cause any trouble with a drink in me, have never missed a day of work due to ethanol consumtion, and have certainly never vandalised property, so why not... instead of punishing people who go out and drink responsibly, impose higher fines on those who are caught committing offences when drunk?

Well this won't affect me as i no longer (well not for the last month) get my tobacco in the UK. Tax away government and rejoice all you anti-smoking people until they lose too much cash and everyone has to start paying extra tax and with this government you know it won't take them long to raise income tax . Being honest i have an appointment next week for some smoking clinic to stop and it is not the price or those pathetic health warnings that have impacted me or encouraged me to stop. They should stop all the advert's and tax as from what i have ever seen it has zero impact on those that are not already thinking about stopping.

[budwieser]

Originally Posted by zc1

Chancellor Alistair Darling has been urged to double the price of 20 cigarettes to TEN POUNDS in Wednesday's Budget.

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_head...name_page.html

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Why persecute the smokers when registered drug addicts get their fixes for free?
Us smokers have to pay for our cigarettes and we already pay far too much tax on the product already.!!!!
How about we get our ciggies on the NHS?

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by fireman328

If every one quit, who would make up the deficit in revenue to HMG ? As a non drinker I, as a teetotaler, would welcome a savage tax on any kind of booze and the misery it causes, not to mention time lost from work and vandalism to public property all in the pursuit of ethanol consumption.

If that happens, watch other taxes go through the roof.