1000% cigar tax hike proposed by EU

[ha_banos]

🤷‍♂️Why should only Habanos prosper? Can I come work for Fabrica5 please? Hard working smart a$$who thinks he's funny. Will clean and BBQ for cigars.

https://halfwheel.com/european-union-considering-a-1092-percent-cigar-tax-increase/452366

[JohnS]

So just as Habanos S.A. justified exorbitant price rise by aligning themselves with Hong Kong three years ago, the European Union would like to align themselves with he price of cigars in Australia currently?

[ha_banos]

7 hours ago, JohnS said:

So just as Habanos S.A. justified exorbitant price rise by aligning themselves with Hong Kong three years ago, the European Union would like to align themselves with he price of cigars in Australia currently?

Here tax on cigars is £417.33 per kilo. Seems like the EU taxes are still a bargain compared to us (lower case.)

€143 per kilo proposed. Surely not all EU states would vote this in... But in today's world? Who knows!!!

[yossie]

I don't know anything though...Brexit was right, wasn't it? 

[CigarCulture09]

7 hours ago, JohnS said:

So just as Habanos S.A. justified exorbitant price rise by aligning themselves with Hong Kong three years ago, the European Union would like to align themselves with he price of cigars in Australia currently?

How long ago were the incredibly high taxes on cigars implemented in Australia? 

[JohnS]

7 minutes ago, CigarCulture09 said:

How long ago were the incredibly high taxes on cigars implemented in Australia? 

Big annual increases began sometime around 2010.

[99call]

On 6/20/2025 at 8:39 AM, yossie said:

Brexit was right, wasn't it? 

You can always be sure on one thing. If this is the answer...then the question is deranged. 

[cnov]

On 6/20/2025 at 8:39 AM, yossie said:

I don't know anything though...Brexit was right, wasn't it? 

If taxes for cigars in the EU go up by 1000%, we might finally have a positive to leaving after all these years! 

[M777]

This has always been my fear in the USA as well. And that’s exactly why I’ve been stockpiling, aging, and vac sealing NCs and CCs since 2008 (CCs to a much lesser extent since 2021, unfortunately due to prices). In IL we have a 36% tax rate on cigars (due to increase this July 1st). Having said that, I haven’t bought a single cigar here in IL in 15 years or so. 

[sv_ontour]

On 6/19/2025 at 5:43 PM, ha_banos said:

€143 per kilo proposed. Surely not all EU states would vote this in... But in today's world? Who knows!!!

Is that all! A lot cheaper than the $2,158.65 per kilo in Australia. 

[ha_banos]

20 minutes ago, sv_ontour said:

Is that all! A lot cheaper than the $2,158.65 per kilo in Australia. 

What's that about £2.89?

[LordAnubis]

9 hours ago, sv_ontour said:

Is that all! A lot cheaper than the $2,158.65 per kilo in Australia. 

Closer to $2400 actually, because you add gst to it. 

[CigarCulture09]

21 hours ago, JohnS said:

Big annual increases began sometime around 2010.

What a shame.