Italy's "Chinatown" news: In the budget law promulgated by Meloni in 2023, many smokers were surprised that this year's budget law intends to hit Italian smokers hard, increasing the consumption tax on cigarettes, and also increasing the gambling tax . It is expected that this cigarette tax increase will affect approximately 12 million Italian smokers. Regardless of income, the price increase will affect everyone. In other words, the Meloni government also intends to raise funds for the country by combating the "bad habit" of smokers. The goal is to bring 138 million euros to the state treasury through this move.
From January 1, 2023, the excise tax on tobacco will increase by 40%, and the price of a pack of 20 cigarettes will increase by 15-20 euro cents. For cut tobacco and , the price increase will be more obvious, with each pack increasing by more than 40 euro cents. At the same time, the consumption tax will increase year by year in the future.
The new cigarette tax will not only affect traditional smokers, but also those who use e-cigarettes that heat tobacco. For those e-cigarette liquids, i.e. e-cigarette refills, refills containing nicotine will cost 1.60 euros per 10ml. But on the contrary, nicotine-free refills remain at 1.10 euros per 10 ml. In addition, those with light cannabis, that is, cannabis with a THC value below 0.5, will eventually increase taxes by 15%.
Regarding the promulgation of this decree, the Italian media also had mixed reviews. Some media believed that the recent price increase was miserable enough, and the government would artificially increase prices. Some media believed that in order to combat the "bad habit" of Italians smoking and gambling, raising prices would be more correct than cutting services. What do street friends think of this?
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