The retail prices per pack of cigarettes rose between B0.80 and B1 from B30-40 a packet on average, according to a report in Matichon newspaper.
Beer retail prices were hiked by B1 to B1.20 baht a can or bottle.
Retail prices of cheap liquor priced at around B100 a bottle rose B2 a bottle. The prices for other types vary due to intense competition but liquor producers and importers have said they will pass on the tax to consumers soon.
Prices can be expected to rise when stocks of tobacco and alcohol taxed at the old rate run out. The price hikes come after the gazetting of a new sports fund which will be supported by the money from the tax hikes.
Tobacco and alcohol taxes already fund the Thai Health Promotion Foundation to the tune of B3 billion a year and public TV operator Thai PBS to the tune of B2 billion a year.
The 2pc sports tax is calculated from the excise tax the producers normally pay each year. Based on the latest figures, the hike should bring B3 billion to the sports fund.
The Education Ministry is also pushing for a fund to promote learning quality. If this push succeeds, tobacco and alcohol prices can be expected to rise a further 1.5pc, generating another B2-3 billion a year for education.