In the past six years, every request to the Federal Ministry of Finance about an imminent increase in tobacco tax has always received the following answer: "The federal government has not initiated any changes to the tobacco tax." Most recently, this stance was justified by the government's commitment in the coalition agreement that there will be no new taxes in the legislative period.
But now the topic suddenly picks up speed: In a draft law from the Ministry of Finance there are specific plans and amounts, and according to WELT information, a schedule already exists.