In 2015 tobacco again will increase in value, the price of a pack of tobacco will increase by 9 rubles. The manufacturer's interpreting this increase excise taxes and losses. It became known that the domestic tobacco company declared in the Federal tax service of Russia the latest value for their own products. Tobacco and other products made by them, will be sold in shopping centres and new values in early 2015. According to the document, which the company filed in the office of consumer tobacco products expects a growth rate of about 9 rubles, notify "Izvestia". The manufacturer's interpreting it by increasing the rate of the new excise tax and the increase in other losses. By monitoring professionals, from January 1, the average pack of tobacco in Russia will cost consumers almost 70 rubles instead of 60. "Inherent in not so long ago approved the Tax code rate of the excise tax set to increase the value of a pack of tobacco in 2015 by about 9 rubles, " said the adept tobacco company Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Sergey Kiselev. Products with new retail tariffs will fall into the implementation from the beginning of next year as the inventory update in retail outlets. JTI, as will traditionally include a tax increase in the price of its own products". Another adept domestic tobacco market approved that in 2015 rates on tobacco will rise by about 10 rubles. "Manufacturers have to raise the selling prices in response to a sudden increase in excise rates and natural increase in other costs. Small excise tax on tobacco in 2015 will grow by 30% (up to 960 rubles plus 11% of the maximum value of retail sales per thousand cigarettes). This increase in taxes will lead to higher prices of tobacco about 10 rubles. The average cost of a pack will increase by approximately 13% to 68 rubles. In addition to the taxes have more than half the cost of a pack," explains Alexander Fierce of the company British American Tobacco. According to him, excise rates on cigarettes over the past 5 years has increased 4 times. If in 2010 the cost of tobacco started from 18 rubles, at the moment the bundle costs about 60 rubles.. Fierce reported that the income of Russian buyers are not kept pace with the increase of the excise tax, and it is fraught with the growth of the shadow market. "The European experience shows: as soon as the tobacco begins to fall more than 8% of monthly earnings, buyers switch from legal products on smuggling and counterfeiting. The average availability of a pack of cigarettes in Russia at the moment is 7.4% for families with low income - 11%," - said the expert. Co-chair of the Russian anti-tobacco coalition Daria Khalturina believes that manufacturers of tobacco're not one bit concerned about the decline of purchasing power of the inhabitants of Russia, and in some cases themselves insist on increasing wages, regardless of tax rates. Khalturina submitted that in 2015 the company several times to change the price tags. In her opinion, the increase in tariffs and the rise in raw material prices will add to the cost of the packs during the year 15-20 rubles..