THE PRICE OF CIGARETTES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3161, 13 August 1917, Page 6

THE PRICE OF CIGARETTES

Sir,—l notice In this morning's Dominion n letjter from "Cigarette Smolcer" under the heading of "Increased Taxes." "Cigarette Sniok'er" has evidently misunderstood what he has read. 'Hie incrensed taxation on cigarettes is ss. per 1000, not Is., as stated by him. ''Ml" wholaWp hons!"; recently nnssed to the retailer an increase of Is. per 1(100 for cigarettes, which, I understand. had boon charged to them. This is what "Cienrette Smoker" must have rend. Tie will see by this thnt the retailer is now paying Gs. per 1000 more than formerly, and is therefore making an additional profit of 2s. M.. not 7s. 4d.. per 1000, by charging 7d. per packet of ten. TTp to last week cigarettes were retailed at the same price as before the war, i.e., 6d. per packot of ten. Almost everything else lias gone up in price. n nJ )o4 •%( ikftluMi/M ann fticaeof^oa

the same as everyone else, lias had to pay enhanced prices for foodstuffs ttflu clothing for himself and family. ployees of various business houses anifc of tho Government have been given war bonuses to' enable them to meet the> Jiigher cost of living, but the i tobaccon--ists have been getting even less profit; for some time past than they did tho war, otherwise the price of cigarettes, would have been raised 'to 7d. per packetof ten long ago.—l am, etc., CIGARETTE SELLER. August 10, 1917.