Reports
With a commitment to transparency and factual accuracy, we invite you to explore this tab to discover the most up-to-date statistics, trends, and key figures that shape the landscape of tobacco and nicotine products today.
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Tobacco Excise Directive, 2011-2024
The EU’s Tobacco Excise Directive set a harmonised framework for cigarette taxation, but Oxford Economics study shows that differences in the pace and scale of excise increases have contributed to a rise in illicit trade, especially in high-price Member States, and mixed cigarette excise revenue outcomes between 2011 and 2024 — highlighting the need for a more gradual and coordinated approach with the upcoming revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive.
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As the industry is experiencing changes due to evolving consumer demand and regulation, Tobacco Europe and its members commissioned S&P Global a report to quantify the industry’s economic footprint in terms of jobs, sales activity, GDP, and wages at the Member State and aggregate EU-27 levels.
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External statements on nicotine
Selected views available in the public space on the substance of nicotine
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