Nel 2024, il livello dei prezzi per alcol e tabacco era 3 volte più alto in Irlanda (205% della media dell’UE) rispetto alla Bulgaria (69%)
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di NanorH
Nel 2024, il livello dei prezzi per alcol e tabacco era 3 volte più alto in Irlanda (205% della media dell’UE) rispetto alla Bulgaria (69%)
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di NanorH
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We charge very high excise on alcohol and cigarettes. We do have lower taxes on some things, so a lot of this discussion is where you think taxation should be focused. Like we spend an extra couple of euro on a pint, but have basically trivial taxes on buying or owning a property compared to most of Europe, for example: we also have high VRT but Denmark goes quite a bit further than us even (as seem by it’s position above).
In before the “this is a good thing” brigade
I wonder did the differencial used to be higher in the last gasps of the Eastern Bloc ? Like if you go back to 1990, a pack of smokes was maybe £2, but the equivalent in Bulgaria might have been 10p
oh no cigarettes are expensive, but how will i afford to get cancer then
Makes sense. Cigarettes and alcohol are the cause of many health and social problems, so they should be taxed. Those taxes have clearly reduced consumption, so they’re good for society
What about rollerblading?
Too many moany dry shites in charge of this country.
Great news and going in the right direction. We all need to be drinking and smoking less and be healthier.
The only reason why alcohol and tobacco taxes are as high as they are is because we live on an island where, due to the geography, it’s hard for the products of other jurisdictions to disseminate naturally. If Ireland was a mainland country surrounded by other countries, the tax man would have to take account of other competing excise tax rates.
Sin taxes there called to stop over consumption and health issues. Just like food water electricty cars houses etc. Plan seems always to be keep em a few steps from broke all the time.
Maybe I’m wrong but the title is wrong and is getting the statistics wrong. This is an index not a percentage
The price of tobacco and alcohol is slightly more than double the EU average, not triple. It would be triple the average if it was 205% more but these statistics are index based
If the average price of tobacco and alcohol in the EU was scored at 100 than the score for Ireland is 205. 205 is just over double 100 or 105% more