Higher taxes on e-cigarettes: Vapers will be asked to pay up
The tobacco tax reform is on the home stretch. It also deals with "substitutes" - meaning liquids that are heated in e-cigarettes. The content of the reform does not bode well for vapers.
Germany's vapers will likely have to pay significantly more for e-cigarette liquids in the future. A proposed tobacco tax law by the coalition factions Union and SPD in the Bundestag plans to increase the tax on 1 milliliter of liquid to 38 cents by 2027, a 6-cent increase, and to 44 cents by 2030. This will result in a typical 10-milliliter liquid costing €1.43 more in four years, according to Dustin Dahlmann from the Alliance for Tobacco-Free Enjoyment (BfTG).
The increase is expected to boost the black market, with industry representatives warning that it will lead to a significant increase in illegal sales.
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