EU's Civil Society Advisory Body Urges "Less Harm, Less Tax" Approach in Tobacco Tax Reform
March 12, 2026 by eureporter.co
EU's Civil Society Advisory Body Urges "Less Harm, Less Tax" Approach in Tobacco Tax Reform
Europe's tobacco taxation framework is being reformed for the first time in over a decade, and the stakes are higher than the technical language of excise directives might suggest. Done well, the revision modernises a law that has not kept pace with the market. Done badly, it pushes consumers toward the black market, hollows out legitimate industry and costs member states the revenue they were trying to protect.
