In France, taxation accounts for 80% of a cigarette pack. [0] Yet tobacco costs 120 billion euros a year for only 16 billion in revenue (to the government). [1

In France, taxation accounts for 80% of a cigarette pack. [0] Yet tobacco costs 120 billion euros a year for only 16 billion in revenue (to the government). [1] It is almost infeasible to tax cigarette to the equivalent of their burden on the health care system. [0]: https://www.boursorama.com/patrimoine/actualites/les-taxes-sur-le-tabac-vont-rapporter-un-pactole-a-l-etat-dcbd76e15e8dc22a79b8be3156dbdea5 https://www.boursorama.com/patrimoine/actualites/les-taxes-s... [1]: https://www.reseau-hopital-ght.fr/actualites/patients/campagne-d-information-prevention/120-milliards-d-euros-par-an-le-vrai-cout-du-tabac-et-le-prix-fort-pour-la-sante-publique.html https://www.reseau-hopital-ght.fr/actualites/patients/campag...