The Ministry of Finance of Russia proposed to increase excise taxes on sticks and nicotine-containing liquids by 25-30%

“We proposed indexing rates for nicotine-containing liquids and sticks, gradually bringing them up to rates for cigarettes.

Accordingly, we proposed to index them by an average of 25-30%, ”TASS quotes him.

As Sazanov noted, this proposal is already being discussed by the government.

Earlier it was reported that the Russian government introduces mandatory labeling of liquids for vapes from December 15th.