Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers

Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by YeGoblynQueenne on Saturday January 20, 2018 @06:40PM (#16196049)

Just to put some numbers on this, in Greece this summer a pack of 30 g. of rolling tobacco cost €7.20. For comparison, in the UK, the same costs £13.60 or €15.42 - so more than double the money.

As others have reported in this thread the tax on tobacco is 70% in Greece. I'm not sure what it is in the UK.

The detail to take into account is that Greece produces tobacco locally. So it's going to be cheaper.

Bottom line- I'm not convinced it's the price that's making a difference.

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Re:Greeks are abandoning cigarettes in record numbers by spystath on Sunday January 21, 2018 @08:11AM (#16197918)

Given that the average wage in Greece is roughly half (or even less) that of the UK I would say they are comparable.

Although I partially agree; it's not only the price that affects the consumption of tobacco. It's could also be that there is nothing cool about smoking nowadays.

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