Charity calls for price of single cigarette to increase to €1

The Irish Heart Foundation wants to see a pack of 20 cigarettes increase by 4.20 euros over two years (Gareth Fuller/PA)

A single cigarette could cost €1 by 2025 if the Government adopts pre-Budget recommendations from a healthcare charity.

The Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) said it was proposing the price increases because smoking rates in the young “are on the rise”.