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Tobacco
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Streeck Demands Ring-Fencing of Tobacco Tax Boost for Drug Prevention
Federal Drug Commissioner Hendrik Streeck (CDU) is demanding that any revenue generated from raising the tobacco tax must…
Union Scraps Tobacco Tax Hike After Eliminating Workers’ 1000 Euro Bonus
Following the cancellation of the planned 1,000 Euro bonus intended to relieve the burden on employees, the Union…
Doctors Support Tobacco Tax Hike Demand Health System Funding Guarantee
General practitioners support the federal government’s planned increase in the tobacco tax for this year, but they insist…
Health Leaders Push for Sugar Alcohol and Tobacco Taxes to Curb Illness
Oliver Blatt, Chairman of the GKV Upper Board, advocated for measures like implementing a sugar tax and raising…
Public Supports Tax Hikes on Tobacco Spirits to Boost Healthcare Funding
Amid growing financial difficulties within the healthcare system and new cost-saving proposals from an expert commission, a slight…
German Customs And Tobacco Industry Warn Of Growing Dark Market For Nicotine Products
The German Customs and Finance Union (BDZ) and the National Association of the Tobacco Industry and Novel Products…
German Physicians’ Association Pushes for Higher Tobacco Tax as President Klaus Reinhardt Welcomes Debate
The president of the German Federal Doctors’ Association, Klaus Reinhardt, welcomed the debate over raising the tobacco tax.…
Health Minister Warken Supports Higher Tobacco Tax to Reduce Smoking and Increase Health Literacy
Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) stressed that a higher tobacco tax would help curb smoking. “It’s undisputed…
Doctors Demand Fee Hike Tobacco Tax
The head of the Association of Statutory Health Physicians (KBV), Andreas Gassen, has ignited a contentious debate within…
Tobacco Tax Talks Gain Momentum
A potentially significant shift in German healthcare funding is emerging, with both governing coalition factions and the Federal…
Alkohol and Tobacco Epidemic in the Heart of Europe?
German Government’s Addiction and Drug Commissioner, Hendrik Streeck, has expressed concerns over the German public’s problematic relationship with…
Tobacco Tax Bombshell: EU’s Shocking Plan to Price You Out of a Pack of Cigarettes
In a move to curb the consumption of tobacco, the European Commission has proposed increasing the tax on…
Tobacco Taxpocalypse: EU’s Shocking Plan to Burn Your Pocket and Your Cigarette!
EU Commission Urges Higher Tobacco Taxes for Public Health In a 196-page proposal, the European Commission has called…
Food and Tobacco Prices Skyrocket, But Fuel and Data Processing Costs Plummet
According to the Federal Statistical Office, the wholesale prices have risen at a slower pace in April, increasing…
Alcohol: The New Tobacco?
German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach warned against the consumption of even small amounts of alcohol. He stated that…