This is not the case in Australia who has some of the highest costs ciggies [1]. FMC = factory made ciggies. RYO = Roll your own. > The 25% tax increases was a

This is not the case in Australia who has some of the highest costs ciggies [1]. FMC = factory made ciggies. RYO = Roll your own. > The 25% tax increases was associated with immediate (−0·745 percentage points; 95% CI −1·378 to −0·112) and sustained reductions in prevalence (monthly trend −0·023 percentage points; −0·044 to −0·003), which were driven by reductions in the prevalence of smoking of FMC. The prevalence of smoking of RYO increased between May, 2010, and November, 2013, after the 25% tax increase. At the start of the pre-announced annual 12·5% increases, we observed an immediate reduction in smoking (−0·997 percentage points; −1·632 to −0·362), followed by decreasing overall prevalence (monthly trend −0·044 percentage points; −0·063 to −0·026) due to ongoing decreases in the prevalence of FMC smoking and a cessation of increases in the prevalence of smoking of RYO. I’m not sure what the price is now, something like $40 a box of 20? These days you hardly see anyone smoke normal cigarettes. [1] https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(19)30203-8/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2...