MOSCOW, April 15 (RAPSI) – The State Duma has passed a bill that prohibits selling more than 20 cigarettes in one pack in the final reading, RIA Novosti reported on Friday.

The bill is expected to come into force on July 1, 2016.

The lawmakers behind the bill claim that large packs containing more cigarettes seem more attractive to consumers because they give an opportunity to save money. The price per cigarette in large packs is lower by 10-25 % than in the conventional packs containing 20 cigarettes. The authors believe that this practice violates the prohibition of discounts for tobacco products.