Although The number of smokers in Spain is in historical minimumsTobacco is still the second most consumed psychoactive in our country, only for alcohol, according to the latest survey published by the Ministry of Health. In fact, daily consumption decreased from 34.9% in 1997 to 25.8% of this year, and More and more people are considering leaving this bad habit.
Nevertheless, there are still millions of consumers who do nothing but every time they buy a tobacco package. And that Financial tax significantly cigarettes To prevent your consumption, using the advantages at the same time to increase your collection using Tobacco and VAT tax (which in this case is 21%).
Tobacco taxes
Tobacco workplaces applies directly to tobacco products, Therefore, this not only affects cigarettes, but also on a liar bite, pipe tobacco or cigars. Of course, other products, such as shame or tobacco for chewing They are released, since they cannot be smoked.
In addition, this is a tax that applies only to the territory of the peninsula and on the Balearian islands, leaving Excluded the Canary Islands, Seutu and Mellya, As a tax agency indicates on its web, understanding that it is import or export.
Who suggests that this tax is first a manufacturer or importer, but It is normal that it affects the final price of the productSo it will be a consumer who will pay it indirectly.
How they organize
Thus, when buying tobacco We accept a harmonized tax: The European Union establishes the basic regulation for its use, and then each state -member regulates it to taste. In the case of Spain, The proportional type and a certain type are combined. The first is the percentage of sales for the public, and the second is a fixed amount per unit of the product.
To explain this by an example, Cigarettes have a proportional type of 48.5% in price and specific 33.50 euros for 1000 units. Meanwhile, for a liar bite, the proportional type is 37.63% at a price and 112.5 euros per 1000 units. For a pure proportional type, it is 15.8% and 47 euros more than 1000 units.
Now, accepting taxes published at the end of 2023 as reference data, a tobacco package, which costs 4.80 euros, 3.76, is to pay taxes, 78.4% of the final price. If we extrapolating this information in the present (Necessary actions, taking into account the fact that tobacco prices have increased significantly), we will start with the price of 6 euros, From which we would pay about 4.70 euros in taxes.
As for VAT, Shinds add it to the final price of the product along with a special tax.
What Brussels wants to do
The European Commission also prepares a fiscal reform, which includes the historical growth of special taxes that apply to tobacco and can make a package price even more. About 1.40 euros on average.
Although this plan is still in the preliminary stage, from Brussels they intend to instill 30% tax growth that applies to cigarettes can create Cajetilla reaches 7 euros in Spain. In addition, for tobacco -licks it is expected to increase taxation by about 60%, so that a bite for a bite of 30 grams will cost 6.60 euros to 10.6 euros.
