德国联邦参议院通过烟草税改革 香烟价格将进一步上涨
德国联邦参议院已投票通过联邦政府所称的「烟草税改革」，此前联邦议院已先行通过。这项措施实质上是一系列烟草税上调，德国香烟价格将在现水平上进一步上涨。
价格数据显示了过去二十多年的涨势：一包20支装香烟2002年在德国售价约3欧元，2012年升至5欧元，2016年高档品牌约6欧元，2020年7欧元，2023年8欧元，2025年9欧元，目前高档品牌一包售价约9.40欧元。新一轮加税后，价格预计将明显高于这一水平。
联邦政府表示，这项改革的主要目标是减少吸烟人数、劝阻年轻人开始吸烟；同时，由于烟草税最终由消费者承担，财政收入也将随之增加。吸烟者目前在每包香烟上还另付增值税。
德国有数百万吸烟者。支持者认为提价是有效的控烟手段；报道同时指出，烟草企业并不承担这笔新增税负，而是将其转嫁到零售价格之中。（GSM 据《柏林观察家》10月17日报道）
Germany's Bundesrat Backs Tobacco Tax Reform as Cigarette Prices Set to Rise Further
Germany's Bundesrat has voted for what the federal government calls a "tobacco tax reform," following passage in the Bundestag. The measure is in practice a series of tobacco tax hikes, and cigarette prices in Germany will rise further from already high levels.
A pack of 20 cigarettes cost about three euros in Germany in 2002, rising to five euros by 2012, six euros for premium brands in 2016, seven euros in 2020, eight euros in 2023 and nine euros in 2025. Smokers currently pay about 9.40 euros for a pack of branded cigarettes, and prices are expected to move well above that level under the new increases.
The government says the main goal is to decrease the number of smokers and deter young people from starting. Fiscal revenue will also rise, as the tax is passed on to consumers, who already pay VAT on every pack. Millions of people in Germany smoke despite the known health risks. (GSM, based on The Berlin Spectator, October 17)
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