A container for consumer goods, the container comprising: an outer box portion having a length, L, extending between outer box portion front and back walls (20, 22); an inner portion for receiving consumer goods and received within the outer box portion, the inner portion comprising an inner portion bottom wall adjacent the outer box portion bottom wall and an inner portion front wall adjacent the outer box portion front wall; a hinge line between the inner portion front wall and the outer box portion front wall; a lid portion depending along a first hinge line from the outer box portion back wall, the lid portion moveable about the first hinge line between a closed position and an open position; and a lifting mechanism configured to lift the inner portion when the lid portion is moved from the closed position to the open position, the lifting mechanism comprising: a first panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, A, of the first panel between the first and second ends is substantially the same as a height of the outer box portion back wall, wherein the first end of the first panel depends from the lid portion along a second hinge line, and wherein the second hinge line is spaced along the lid portion from the first hinge line by a distance, X; and a second panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, B, of the second panel between the first and second ends is less than the length of the first panel, wherein the first end of the second panel depends along a first fold line from the second end of the first panel, and wherein the second end of the second panel depends from the inner portion bottom wall along a third hinge line; wherein a distance, Y, between the first fold line and a top edge of the inner portion front wall varies when the lid portion is moved between the open and closed positions so that the distance, Y, has a maximum value, Y(max), and a minimum value, Y(min); and wherein the dimensions of the container satisfy the inequality A -X + Y(min) > L. an outer box portion having a length, L, extending between outer box portion front and back walls (20, 22); an inner portion for receiving consumer goods and received within the outer box portion, the inner portion comprising an inner portion bottom wall adjacent the outer box portion bottom wall and an inner portion front wall adjacent the outer box portion front wall; a hinge line between the inner portion front wall and the outer box portion front wall; a lid portion depending along a first hinge line from the outer box portion back wall, the lid portion moveable about the first hinge line between a closed position and an open position; and a lifting mechanism configured to lift the inner portion when the lid portion is moved from the closed position to the open position, the lifting mechanism comprising: a first panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, A, of the first panel between the first and second ends is substantially the same as a height of the outer box portion back wall, wherein the first end of the first panel depends from the lid portion along a second hinge line, and wherein the second hinge line is spaced along the lid portion from the first hinge line by a distance, X; and a second panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, B, of the second panel between the first and second ends is less than the length of the first panel, wherein the first end of the second panel depends along a first fold line from the second end of the first panel, and wherein the second end of the second panel depends from the inner portion bottom wall along a third hinge line; wherein a distance, Y, between the first fold line and a top edge of the inner portion front wall varies when the lid portion is moved between the open and closed positions so that the distance, Y, has a maximum value, Y(max), and a minimum value, Y(min); and wherein the dimensions of the container satisfy the inequality A -X + Y(min) > L. a first panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, A, of the first panel between the first and second ends is substantially the same as a height of the outer box portion back wall, wherein the first end of the first panel depends from the lid portion along a second hinge line, and wherein the second hinge line is spaced along the lid portion from the first hinge line by a distance, X; and a second panel having a first end and a second end, wherein a length, B, of the second panel between the first and second ends is less than the length of the first panel, wherein the first end of the second panel depends along a first fold line from the second end of the first panel, and wherein the second end of the second panel depends from the inner portion bottom wall along a third hinge line; wherein a distance, Y, between the first fold line and a top edge of the inner portion front wall varies when the lid portion is moved between the open and closed positions so that the distance, Y, has a maximum value, Y(max), and a minimum value, Y(min); and wherein the dimensions of the container satisfy the inequality A -X + Y(min) > L.