Exclusive: Commission wants tax increase • Table.Briefings

Member states are to increase excise taxes on tobacco and tobacco-related products sharply. In Germany, the minimum tax on cigarettes would double, and on cigars and cigarillos, it would increase by a factor of nine. The Commission’s proposal is due on Dec. 7.

The Commission wants excise taxes on tobacco and tobacco-related products to rise dramatically. Under the plans, minimum excise taxes on cigarettes would double in Germany. Currently, the tobacco tax on cigarettes in Germany is €115 per 1000 pieces. In the future, it would be €230 per 1,000 pieces.

Exclusive: Commission wants tax increases for tobacco

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