German tobacco tax hike mistakenly comes into force months early

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2026-10-21

Berlin (dpa) - A blunder by Germany's Ministry of Finance has seen a hefty tax increase on cigarettes and other tobacco products come into force earlier than expected. The price of factory-produced cigarettes in Germany was due to rise sharply at the turn of the year after the German parliament gave final approval on Friday to the government's tobacco tax reform. However, the law was gazetted on Tuesday, stating it would come into force on Wednes......

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