EPICENTER, featured in Economie Matin, criticizes the EU’s plan to raise tobacco taxes and introduce TEDOR (€11.2 billion/year), arguing it boosts the illegal market by 5-12% per €1 excise hike. The think tank opposes taxing safer alternatives like vaping, citing Sweden’s lower smoking rates, while slamming the €2 trillion budget expansion.
EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).
EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).
