STA, 22 September 2021 - Slovenian tobacco prices will rise in November and again in April next year under changed to excise taxes that the government confirmed on Wednesday. A pack of cigarettes will be 4.6% more expensive on average once both rounds of tax increases are implemented.
The government projects annual receipts to increase by EUR 15.6 million annually as a result of the tax hike, which it says pursues both economic and public-health objectives.
The last time tobacco excise rose was in October 2000.
