BAT Malaysia increases price of cigs after excise hike

PETALING JAYA: British American Tobacco Malaysia (BAT Malaysia) has raised the prices of its cigarettes following the increase in excise duties of more than 30%.

The new cigarette prices, effective today, are as follows: Dunhill range (RM17.00); Kent (RM17.00); Benson & Hedges (RM17.00); Peter Stuyvesant (RM15.50); Pall Mall (RM15.50); Lucky Strike Plain (RM17.50) and Shuang Xi (RM18.00).