Italy to Raise Cigarette and Tobacco Prices from October 14
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Tobacco prices will go up in Italy. The change starts on October 14.
The price list will change for some products. These are rolling tobacco, cigars, and heated tobacco sticks.
Rolling tobacco is loose tobacco. People use it to make their own cigarettes.
Sticks are small tobacco items. People use them in special heating devices, not normal lighters.
Two brands of sticks will cost more. They are called iD and iSENZIA.
The price rise is about 20 cents for some products. This is a small but real increase.
This is called a price hike. It means prices go up.
The new price list shows the updated costs. Shops will use this list from October 14.
Many smokers will pay more money for tobacco. The change affects people across Italy.
This is not the first time prices have gone up. Tobacco prices often change in Italy.
Vocabulary4 words
- rolling tobacco
- loose tobacco for making your own cigarettes
- sticks
- small tobacco items used with special heating devices
- price hike
- a rise in price
- price list
- a paper or page that shows how much things cost
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1. October 14 2. Rolling tobacco, cigars, and sticks 3. True
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Tobacco prices will go up in Italy. The change starts on _____ 14.
The price list will change for some products. These are rolling _____, cigars, and heated tobacco sticks.
Rolling tobacco is loose tobacco. People use it to make their own _____.
Sticks are small tobacco items. People use them in special _____ devices, not normal lighters.
Two brands of sticks will cost more. They are called _____ and iSENZIA.
The price rise is about _____ cents for some products.
This is called a price _____. It means prices go up.
The new price list shows the updated _____. Shops will use this list from October 14.
Many smokers will pay more _____ for tobacco.
This is not the first time prices have gone _____ in Italy.
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