JT to 10 yen increase per box Major issue with consumption tax Aug. 6 19:57
JT = Japan Tobacco Industry has increased the price of major brands such as “Mevius” and “Seven Star” by 10 yen per box as the consumption tax rate is raised in October.
JT decided to raise the price of 115 brands such as cigarettes from October 1 with the increase of the consumption tax rate to 10%, etc., and applied to the Ministry of Finance on the 6th.
For major brands, the price increase is 10 yen per box, and for Mobius, the current 480 yen is 490 yen, for Seven Star 500 yen is 510 yen, and Natural American Spirit is 520 yen. Will be 530 yen.
In addition, six brands such as “Wakaba” and “Echo”, which are called “old third-class products” and are subject to tobacco tax mitigation measures, will be abolished at the end of September. Price increases.
On the other hand, “Winston” and “Camel” are part of the same price after tax increase.