2024-01-02 17:23:00
Concretely, you will therefore have to pay two euros more for a packet of tobacco than in 2023. Potted tobacco will also see its price increase. The increase in excise duties will be 52 euros per thousand cigarettes and 42.60 euros per kilo of smoking tobacco.
A new tax will also be introduced on liquids (with or without nicotine) for electronic cigarettes. It will amount to 0.15 euros per ml, which corresponds to an increase of 1.50 euros for a 10 ml bottle and 16.50 euros for a 100 ml bottle.
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This price increase is a direct result of the De Croo government’s anti-smoking policy. Formalized in a Tobacco Plan, various measures including an increase in prices aim to lead to a “tobacco-free generation”.
According to the WHO, increasing the price of cigarettes is one of the most effective measures to deter smokers.
According to the Cancer Foundation, 24% of the population smokes in Belgium, 19% of whom smoke daily at around 14 cigarettes per day. However, smoking is the leading preventable cause of cancer.
The Cancer Foundation says: “Increasing the price of tobacco really helps people to quit”
Every day, nearly 40 Belgians die from smoking. This is 18 times more than the cumulative number of road accident deaths and seven times more than the number of suicides. Worldwide, tobacco kills 7 million people every year.
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