Jump to full article: Jamaica Observer (jm), 2009-05-13
Author: KARYL WALKER Observer staff reporter
Intro: FOR some smokers, the new tax on cigarettes which came into effect Monday has burnt such a hole in their pockets that they're smoking less.
Mitchell Williams, who smokes the Craven A brand, says the new price of $30 per cigarette has caused him to cut back on his habit to match what he can afford.
WILLIAMS... says new tax has forced him to cut back on his consumption of cigarettes. (Photo: Garfield Robinson)
"I used to buy one smoke for $20 but this morning I woke up and check my regular seller, them say it selling for $30. That mean say my little $100 used to buy five now I can only get three," Williams said as he lit up inside a bar on Slipe Road in St Andrew.
Single cigarettes are sold for $25 by most street vendors, while some bars and shops sell a cigarette for $30.
This means a pack will cost a smoker between $500 and $600 on the streets.
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