{
  "id": 14590940,
  "title": "Higher taxes on e-cigarettes: Vapers will be asked to pay up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/mehr-steuern-auf-e-zigaretten-vaper-werden-kraftig-zur-kasse-gebeten",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/mehr-steuern-auf-e-zigaretten-vaper-werden-kraeftig-zur-kasse-gebeten/100262356.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}