Illicit cigarette use on the rise as Dutch put up tobacco taxes
6 months, 1 week ago

Illicit cigarette use on the rise as Dutch put up tobacco taxes

Dutch News  

While higher taxes on cigarettes are encouraging more people to stop smoking, smuggling is also on the increase, according to research by the finance and health ministries. Once every two years researchers collect empty cigarette packets that have been thrown on the street and check their origins, to gain an insight into smokers’ behaviour in the Netherlands. “And that allows them to finance other criminal activities.” Research by the public health institute RIVM also indicates that smokers buy around 10% of their tobacco abroad, by either importing it themselves or asking others to do so. Three years ago, research published by Maastricht University showed that the cost of smoking only becomes an issue for smokers when prices go up by an enormous amount, with some 50% saying they would only quit at a price of €60 per pack.

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BBB wants to slash tobacco taxes to boost treasury income
2 weeks, 6 days ago

BBB wants to slash tobacco taxes to boost treasury income

Dutch News  

Income from tobacco taxes has plunged and coalition partner BBB is again calling for a rethink, according to broadcaster RTL Nieuws. In total, tax income is set to be €500 million below estimates, even less than was forecast at the presentation of the 2025 budget in September, RTL said. “The only thing being reduced is government tax income, not the …

BBB proposes lowering excise duties on cigarettes to boost tax revenues
2 weeks, 6 days ago

BBB proposes lowering excise duties on cigarettes to boost tax revenues

NL Times  

BBB parliamentarian Henk Vermeer wants to reverse the increase in excise duties on tobacco products now that the revenue from the measure proved lower than expected. Cancer organization KWF Kankerbestrijding is very much against the idea, pointing out that the excise increase was not to raise money for the treasury, but to discourage young people from smoking, RTL Nieuws reports. …

Illegal tobacco haul reaches 2023's total with four months to go
3 months, 1 week ago

Illegal tobacco haul reaches 2023's total with four months to go

Dutch News  

Customs and finance minister investigators have seized 120 million illegal cigarettes so far this year, the same amount as they discovered in 2023 as a whole, the Volkskrant has reported. In April, the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes rose to around €11, of which €7.81 is down to taxes, and research suggests the increase is leading more smokers …

Illegal tobacco haul reaches 2023's total with four months to go
3 months, 1 week ago

Illegal tobacco haul reaches 2023's total with four months to go

Dutch News  

Customs and finance minister investigators have seized 120 million illegal cigarettes so far this year, the same amount as they discovered in 2023 as a whole, the Volkskrant has reported. In April, the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes rose to around €11, of which €7.81 is down to taxes, and research suggests the increase is leading more smokers …

Illicit cigarette use on the rise as Dutch put up tobacco taxes
6 months, 1 week ago

Illicit cigarette use on the rise as Dutch put up tobacco taxes

Dutch News  

While higher taxes on cigarettes are encouraging more people to stop smoking, smuggling is also on the increase, according to research by the finance and health ministries. Once every two years researchers collect empty cigarette packets that have been thrown on the street and check their origins, to gain an insight into smokers’ behaviour in the Netherlands. “And that allows …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking
8 months, 1 week ago

Doctors again call for action on vapes to stop kids smoking

Dutch News  

Since last October at least four children have been hospitalized with serious lung problems after using vapes to excess, according to child medicine association NVK. In one case, a child ended up in intensive care on a breathing machine because the impact on their lungs was so serious, paediatrician Marije van den Beukel told the AD on Tuesday. According to …

Duty hike on cigarette to have a nominal impact on prices, say experts
1 year, 10 months ago

Duty hike on cigarette to have a nominal impact on prices, say experts

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The duty hike on cigarettes by 16 per cent announced in the Union Budget 2023-24 would have a nominal impact of around 7-12 paise per stick across cigarette categories, according to experts. Following the announcement in the Budget 2023-24, excise duty on filter cigarettes of length more than 70 mm but not exceeding 75 mm will go up …

Netherlands could raise price of cigarette packs to €47 by 2040
2 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands could raise price of cigarette packs to €47 by 2040

NL Times  

The Dutch government is considering increasing the price of cigarettes to between 30 and 47 euros per package in 2040, sources close to the Cabinet told De Telegraaf. State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen of Public Health is following Australia's example, where a pack of cigarettes costs about 24 euros, hoping that the unaffordable prices will have a deterring effect. The …

Law Changes 2021: Health, Care and Sport
3 years, 11 months ago

Law Changes 2021: Health, Care and Sport

NL Times  

The Dutch government will implement over 60 new rules, regulations, and law changes at the stroke of midnight on January 1. Below is a summary of the 2021 changes made in the category Health, Care and Sport: For at least the first seven months of the year, the basic health insurance package will include treatments for the recovery from Covid-19. …

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