The Cost of Smoking
The pre-budget report just got announced, and tax on smoking and drinking has gone up. Some people seem pretty annoyed about the 10% rise in cost of cider. However, I noticed cigarettes are another 15p more expensive.
This intrigued me, so I thought I would look up how much more expensive smoking has got over the years. This graph is based on figures from the Tobacco Manufacturers Association.
The brown is the actual cost of the fags, the white is the tax on top. 20 a day now costs you £2,220 a year. Definitely not worth it.
March 26th, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I recommend that Chris starts smoking. Or trying to do eye surgery on himself using a rusty spoon.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
Thanks for this Chris, will be teaching smoking and (un)health next week
March 25th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
lol, I'll have a go at some point
March 25th, 2010 at 11:52 am
Can yoy get a similar graph for cider??