A comprehensive report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum has exposed a deepening fiscal crisis in Wisconsin, where a dramatic decline in smoking rates has triggered a collapse in cigarette tax revenues. This budgetary shortfall is exacerbated by state tax policies that allow modern nicotine alternatives to escape equitable taxation.
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The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament has adopted key recommendations regarding the revision of European tobacco and nicotine taxation. In a vote of 32 in favor, 21 against, and 2 abstentions, parliamentarians signaled a preference for more moderate excise duty increases and longer transition periods than those originally put forward by the European Commission.
Read moreThe Government of Nepal has introduced significant tax hikes on tobacco and vapor products through the Economic Bill for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Presented in Kathmandu, the policy aims to actively discourage tobacco consumption while simultaneously driving national revenue growth.
Under the new bill, electronic cigarettes (vapes) and transdermal nicotine patches face a steep 15% tax increase, raising the excise duty rate from 40% to 55%. Traditional tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, hookah flavors, and rural bidis, will also see immediate price increases in the market.
| Product Category | Previous Tax Rate (FY 2082) | New Tax Rate (FY 2083/84) |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Cigarettes (Vapes) | 40% | 55% |
| Cigarettes (up to 70 mm) | Rs 1,792 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 1,845 / 1,000 sticks |
| Cigarettes (above 85 mm) | Rs 4,410 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 4,578 / 1,000 sticks |
| Cigars & Cigarillos | Rs 31 / stick | Rs 35 / stick |
| Khaini, Gutkha & Jarda | Rs 880 / kg | Rs 900 / kg |
| Hookah Flavor | Rs 1,500 / kg | Rs 1,600 / kg |
| Bidis (Prepared) | Rs 96 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 100 / 1,000 sticks |
While the government has aggressively targeted processed and manufactured tobacco products, it has maintained a protective stance on raw agricultural inputs. The excise duty on raw tobacco and tobacco residue remains unchanged at last year’s rate of Rs 130 per kg.
A coalition of Italy’s leading health and cancer research organizations has successfully secured 50,000 signatures for a popular legislative proposal to raise the price of cigarettes and e-cigarettes by €5. Spearheaded by the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM), the AIRC Foundation for Cancer Research, and the Umberto Veronesi Foundation, the initiative will now head to the Italian Parliament for official debate.
Read moreAustralia’s aggressive cigarette tax hikes and restrictive vaping bans have backfired, fueling a massive, violent black market and undermining the nation’s long-standing harm-minimization framework. This policy shift has driven low-income smokers to illicit markets, resulting in billions in lost revenue and a surge in organized crime.
Read morePublic health advocates are urging the Malaysian government to accept a recent High Court ruling that effectively bans nicotine vapes, rather than launching an appeal. Instead of fighting to keep vapes legal for tax purposes, experts argue the state should drastically increase traditional cigarette excise duties to at least RM0.77 per stick.
Read morePublic health advocates and economic analysts are dismissing recent proposals by NSW Premier Chris Minns and other political commentators to slash Australia’s tobacco excise tax. The political push, intended to undercut the booming illegal cigarette trade by making legal products more competitive, fundamentally ignores the pricing economics of the black market, where untaxed products will remain drastically cheaper regardless of domestic tax cuts.
Read moreThe Italian government has officially rolled out a long-term fiscal strategy to increase the cost of smoking and vaping, with the latest wave of price hikes taking effect on May 6. Driven by a national toll of 93,000 annual smoking-related deaths among the country’s 10 million smokers, this progressive taxation plan will systematically raise excise duties through 2028.
Read moreThe Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has strongly condemned a proposed 50 percent cut to tobacco customs duties, warning it would hand a $2.3 billion annual windfall to multinational tobacco companies. This fierce pushback follows intense, closed-door industry lobbying during recent Senate inquiry hearings into illegal tobacco.
Read moreAsthma + Lung UK has warned that the UK’s groundbreaking generational smoking ban must be followed by a £700 million annual levy on the tobacco industry. This demand comes as 5.3 million adult Britons remain trapped in addiction, facing severe regional inequalities in accessing vital smoking cessation services.
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