Brazil spends more to Smoke than with Coffee

According to data from the national consumer price index (IPCA), the cigarette takes a slice of 1.08% of Brazilian families monthly budget, almost the same worn with the rice and beans carioca (1.12%) 13.5 times ahead of the favourite drink by Brazilians, the coffee. Despite this, the poll numbers show that there was a fall in the consumption of the product, in twenty years, encareceu 448.17% due to their high tax rates, ranging from 75% to 88%. That is, if a pack of cigarettes costs $ 10, the consumer pays between 7.50 and 8.80 R$ R$ only.