Cigarettes in Cyprus Could Cost up to €6.50 a Packet Under EU Tax Plan
Officials say the increase would be phased in and could help cut tobacco use as EU ministers debate new tax rules.
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Cigarettes in Cyprus could cost up to €6.50 a packet under EU tax plan
The price of a standard pack of cigarettes in Cyprus could rise to between €6 and €6.50 if the EU goes ahead with a planned overhaul of tobacco taxation, customs department spokesman Giorgos Constantinou said on Tuesday. Speaking to Politis radio, Constantinou said that no agreement has yet been reached at European level and that any increases would be introduced gradually. Cigarettes at present cost between €4 to €4.50 for a pack in Cyprus. Tal…
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If you buy cigarettes in Poland or the Czech Republic, you have to adapt to new rules. The EU wants to significantly reduce the permitted quantity.
The favourable private purchasing of cigarettes in other EU countries is significantly restricted because some Member States are concerned about their tax revenues. It is a cut in the internal market.
The EU is moving towards a sweeping review of the framework for the taxation of tobacco products, with the aim of increasing the minimum excise duties on cigarettes and tobacco, as well as extending taxation to newer products such as electronic cigarettes. At the same time, a significant reduction in the indicative quantity of cigarettes that individuals can transport from one EU country to another for personal use, from 800 to just 200 cigarett…
Instead of four bars, travellers are to be allowed to bring only 200 cigarettes from other EU countries. A significant tightening of e-cigarette liquidity is also planned.
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