Tobacco tax increase on 6 January 2003: minimum excise on cigarettes raised to €106 per 1,000
Article 11 of the 2003 Social Security Financing Act sets the minimum excise duty at €106 per 1,000 cigarettes, raises the minimum on fine-cut tobacco from €45 to €56 and sets a floor of €60 per 1,000 cigarettes (€64 from 1 July 2006); new approved prices apply from 6 January 2003.
Measure originators
A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.
Measure impact
Smokers pay more for cigarettes from 6 January 2003; the extra duty, estimated at about €1 billion, goes to health insurance and the FOREC fund.
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Procedure timeline
Follow the progress of this fiscal measure through the different stages of the parliamentary procedure.
Administrative implementation
Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration
President of the Republic signature
Publication au Journal officiel
Possible referral to Constitutional Council
Décision de conformité / censure partielle
National Assembly has the final say
Si échec CMP
Debate and vote
Débat et vote en séance publique à l'Assemblée nationale, ou engagement de la responsabilité du Gouvernement (article 49.3)