Additional Budget Revenue: Coalition Agrees on Higher Tobacco Tax
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Smokers will be asked to pay even more from 2027 onwards with a significantly higher tobacco tax than previously planned. Although this can be justified in terms of health policy, the coalition's enormous budgetary problems remain.
The dispute over the planned increase of the tobacco tax within the Federal Government is settled. According to the "picture", an increase has been agreed.
The ruling coalition in Germany has reportedly reached an agreement on a larger increase in tobacco taxes than originally planned. According to the German newspaper “Bild”, representatives of the CDU and CSU have largely given up their opposition to stricter tax measures. This would mean that cigarettes could become more expensive from 2027 than the German […]
The coalition wants to increase the tobacco tax. At the same time, it also plans new sugar and plastic taxes. The government expects additional revenues, but economic consequences and evasive reactions are controversial.
The ruling coalition of the Federal Republic of Germany, which consists of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SDPD) and the HDZ/CSS bloc, has agreed on higher excises for tobacco products, . . . . 08.10.2026, PRIM
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