Smokers could soon feel the pinch as Rishi Sunak reportedly ponders a rise in the price of cigarettes from a tobacco tax ahead of his Budget announcement.The Chancellor's upcoming Budget – set to take place on March 3 – will try to pay back the eye-watering billions borrowed by the government during the coronavirus pandemic.But it seems smokers could be unlucky for the second year in a row, after the price of a packet of cigarettes was hiked in last year's budget too.It's unlikely Rishi Sunak will announce the rise in his Budget speech on Wednesday – but it's thought the details will be buried in Government documents if it goes ahead, The Sun reports.
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