Moroccan Tobacco Company

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• Morocco Raises Cigarette Prices, Popular Brands See Up to 4 Dirham Increase
  2 January 2019, by Said

  As provided for in the Finance Act, the price of cigarette packs has increased since yesterday, Tuesday, January 1, 2019.
  These increases can reach up to 4 dirhams per pack. For example, Marlboro box goes to 35 dirhams, up 2 dirhams, Marquise is now billed at 21.5 dirhams, up 1.50 dh, Marquise classic sees its price increase by 50 cents.
  Very popular with low-income smokers, Casa will go to 20 dirhams, compared to 16 dirhams previously.
  The price of other packs remains unchanged, such (…)

• Cigarette Prices Surge in Morocco as Government Raises Tobacco Taxes
  10 April 2019, by Kamal

  If cigarette prices have gone up in Morocco, it is first because of the state, just declared the CEO of the Moroccan Tobacco Company (SMT), Antoine Dutheil de la Rochere.
  During a press conference held in Rabat, the CEO justified this price by the increase in taxes. "We are not in a very high price evolution. It is true that it is a shock for all Moroccans, but this is a state decision. As we are a civic-minded company, we respect this decision."
  According to Antoine Dutheil, taxation (…)

• Morocco Raises Cigarette Prices, Local Brands Most Affected
  3 April, by Prince

  In Morocco, cigarette prices have seen a new increase since Tuesday, April 1st. The brands produced in Morocco, in particular those held by the Moroccan Tobacco Company (SMT), are the most affected by the measure.
  The increase varies between 1 and 3 dirhams, depending on the brands. The price of a pack of Gauloises Sweet and Gauloises Blend cigarettes has increased by 3 dirhams, reaching 32 dirhams, while that of Marquise, one of the best-selling in Morocco, has recorded an increase of (…)