Pro Rauchfrei comments on the EU Commission’s proposal to amend the Tobacco Tax Directive 07.09.2025 As part of “Europe’s plan against cancer”, the EU Commission wants to promote the emergence of a “smoke-free generation” so that less than 5% of the population smokes by 2040. Significant increases in tobacco tax are one of the most … Read more
04.05.2025 Stuttgart Higher Regional Court puts the brakes on the tobacco industry again – outdoor advertising at petrol stations remains illegal Last August, the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court ruled that petrol stations are not specialist shops for tobacco products. Now it has once again clearly rejected the arguments of the tobacco and mineral oil companies … Read more
20.08.2024 The current tobacco tax policy in Germany is – to put it mildly – suboptimal. Smoking costs the healthcare system and the economy 97 billion euros a year. More than 30 billion of these costs arise from the treatment, care and rehabilitation of smokers and people who fall ill as a result of passive … Read more