In addition, a specific component of MX$0.04 (US$0.003) per cigarette was added to the SPST in 2010, which was increased to MX$0.35 (US$0.03) in 2011.11 The STPS (both the ad valorem and specific component), together with the value-added tax (VAT) of 16% of the final price, accounted for 54.2% of the price to the public in 2006, 58.9% in 2007, 60.2% in 2008, 61.4% in 2009, 62.7% in 2010 and 68.8% in 2011.12 Data from Mexico support evidence regarding the effectiveness of cigarette taxes in reducing consumption,7 ,12 ,13 while suggesting that the two tobacco companies (PMI and BAT) that control 98% of the Mexican market have segmented the market into low-cost discount cigarettes, mostly comprising national brands, and significantly higher-cost premium brands, mostly comprising international brands.7 This process of market segmentation appears to have accompanied the ad valorem taxes that were implemented in the years prior to 2010
Machinery upgrades also help cut energy use, ensuring both efficiency and environmental responsibility
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At the end of a cigarettes life cycle, its leftover ingredients and materials are not reusable and its contents still remain on the Earth, as it is not easily degradable
