KIEV, Dec. 26 – The price of a pack of cigarettes in Ukraine will grow by UAH 4-5 after the increase of excise duties by 40% in 2017, representatives of tobacco companies have said.

"On average the price of a package of cigarettes is to grow by UAH 4.50-5.00, to UAH 23," Director of the Corporate and Public Relations Department of JTI Ukraine Oleksandr Kohut told Interfax-Ukraine.

He said that the sector representatives have insisted for several years on adoption of a long-term excise duty increase plan – for three or five years.