Structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast)

The European Parliament adopted (following a special legislative procedure - consultation) a legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products (recast).

Parliament rejected the Commission's proposal (181 votes to 439, with 38 abstentions).

The proposal to revise the Tobacco Taxation Directive aimed to update the rules relating to tobacco taxation, both in terms of minimum excise duty rates as well as by including novel tobacco related products that have emerged since the last review of the Directive.