Ministry of Economy and Industry comments on cigarette price hike

  08 January 2016    Read: 1284
Ministry of Economy and Industry comments on cigarette price hike
Ministry of Economy and Industry has commented on price rise in cigarettes and tobacco products.
`The cigarette prices are not included in regulated prices of goods and services. Sale price of tobacco prices are formed in accordance with the principles of market economy, demand and supply`, Ministry’s spokesperson Abbas Aliyev told.

Today, the retail sale prices of cigarettes have increased on average AZN 0.5 across the country.

This is the second price hike after decision made by Central Bank on switching to floating rate on December 21, 2014. The first hike made 48%.

Signals of next price hike appeared at the end of yesterday. Wholesale points had suspended sale of cigarettes and the prices increased about AZN 0.50 – 0.70.

Japan Tobacco International Baku told APA that the price hike was related to real rate of US dollar.

As is known, the production of tobacco production is related to import process. USD rise is affecting this sphere.

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