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EU Commission Considers 258 Percent Tobacco Tax Hike
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The EU Is Expected to Increase to 258% in Tonnes. Larger Taxes and for Electronic Goods and Services
The European Commission takes into account a 258% increase in the rate for rolling stock and 139% for classic markets, according to an impact assessment, notes the POLITICAL publication.
An internal European Commission document envisages an increase in cigarette taxes, which would result in a price increase of at least 1.6 euros in Slovenia.
This shock message for more than 100 million smokers in Europe is a wave: the EU wants to push up the tobacco tax drastically.
With the help of taxes and taxes, the EU wants to steer the population in the desired direction – this also applies explicitly in health matters. The tobacco tax is one of these tools, it is also due when buying modern e-cigarettes, although they do not contain any tobacco at all. In 2024, after a lawsuit by several manufacturers, the Federal Constitutional Court decided that this should remain the case in Germany, because the legislator has a g…
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