Exclusive: Commission wants tax increases for tobacco

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.

Markus Grabitz

17. November 2022

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