Cost of cigarettes to rise again taking average price of 20 above £13

Cost of cigarettes to rise above £13: Average price of 20 will soar again as Jeremy Hunt signals that tobacco tax will increase with the rate of inflation

The average cost of 20 cigarettes is set to soar past £13 as Jeremy Hunt confirmed tobacco tax will increase with the rate of inflation.

The move will hit the UK’s more than 6.6million remaining smokers in the pocket.

The Chancellor made the announcement as he also raised tax on a wide variety of alcoholic drinks.