Istat tells us that, in our country smoking it is no longer declining, especially among young people. The habit of smoking, says the Institute of Statistics, It is more prevalent among the 25 and the 34 years (26,3%), especially among men.
The control on the production, distribution and sale of tobacco held by 'Agency Customs and Monopoly which kept organ functions of monitoring of collection and payment of taxes levied on manufactured tobacco as an organ of the Ministry of Economy (D. M. 67/1999).
On the website of the agency itself is the composition of the final price (the tobacconist to speak) borne by the smoker. The cigarettes, like other products that come under the heading of "tobacco products", They are burdened with various taxes.
- L’IVA, which is equal to 22% of the retail price net of VAT itself;
- excise duty, related to the sale price to the public;
- The duty, that applies only if the products come from third countries, ie non-EU.
The final selling price to the public of cigarettes, It derived from the sum of several elements, those aforementioned tax which adds the premium retailer, in a fixed amount of 10% the price, the A proportion of products pertaining that is residual with respect to the price of the chosen from the same manufacturer.
As can be seen in the state intervenes decisively on manufactured tobacco with a tax of nearly 75% of the final price.
By way of example, by scrolling through the table of retail prices of cigarettes marketed in Italy, si legge che, questi ultimi, vanno da a minimum of 2 euro over 5 € (the boxes are usually packaged by 10 and from 20 pieces).
Alex Gaetani