Higher tobacco duty: Smoking in Germany is set to become significantly more expensive

Oct 15, 2026

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Featured photo: Tobacco tax; Symbolic photo: Smoking is getting more expensive; Government wants to raise the tobacco tax even further; Cigarettes, cigarette consumption, tobacco tax
Vending machines, cigarette vending machine, candy vending machine, and on the right, a classic old gum vending machine; small items, toys; near St. Goar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; vending machines
Bavaria, Germany - July 2, 2026: Several cigarette packs next to a euro bill symbolize the financial impact of smoking. The image represents tobacco taxes, potential tax increases, rising cigarette prices, and higher costs for consumers.
Customs officers present seized cigarette cartons at the annual press conference of the Cologne Main Customs Office Numerous exhibits from the areas of product counterfeiting, product safety and species protection as well as curious drug stashes are presented on site Cologne, 22 05 2026 NRW Germany Copyright: xChristophxHardtx
Stock photos 04 2026 Cigarettes in a pack Hamburg Hamburg Germany Copyright: xLobeca RalfxHomburgx
Smoking The illuminated selection buttons of various cigarette brands on a vending machine, taken on 25 01 2026 Europe has one of the highest rates of tobacco consumption in the world, which is why the European Union is increasingly focusing on tax increases and far-reaching advertising bans with the aim of achieving a tobacco-free generation by 2040
Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis - January 9, 2026: A man smokes a cigarette in swimming trunks outdoors. Smoking is considered a harmful stimulant and poses risks due to nicotine consumption and tobacco smoke. Symbolic image for smoking and addiction
Cigarettes Close-up of cigarette butts stuck in ash and sand, 27 11 2025 Scharbeutz Schleswig Holstein Germany
Stockbilder 01 2025 Zigaretten in einer Zigarettenpackung Copyright: xLobeca RalfxHomburgx
RECORD DATE NOT STATED A street stall in Central displays a variety of cigarettes for sale in one of the busiest districts in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health said the tobacco tax should be increased by 75% to reach international standards. 30JAN24 SCMP May Tse Hong Kong China EDITORIAL USE ONLY Copyright: xx 20240130ab3848be MayxTsex scmpphotostwo017144
Schachtel Zigaretten mit Feuerzeug Pack of cigarettes with lighter Copyright: imageBROKER UwexNorkus ibxiqx08890605.jpg
An overfilled ashtray in Friedrichshain, Berlin, 16 08 2024 Berlin Germany Copyright: xJulianexSonntag photothek.dex
Stettenhofen, Bavaria, Germany - May 28, 2024: Hand holds a pack of Marlboro cigarettes costing 10 euros in front of a cigarette machine. There is a warning on the cigarettes: Smoking causes 9 out of 10 lung cancers
Burkhard Blienert, the Federal Governments Drug Commissioner, has spoken out in favor of more decisive action against tobacco consumption He could imagine a smoking ban like in Great Britain In the picture an ash container full of cigarette butts Symbolic photo, symbolic image Niedernwöhren, 17 04 2024 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImagex rauchen_4418
Burkhard Blienert, the Federal Governments Drug Commissioner, has spoken out in favor of more decisive action against tobacco consumption He could imagine a smoking ban like in Great Britain In the picture an ash container full of cigarette butts Symbolic photo, symbolic image Niedernwöhren, 17 04 2024 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImagex rauchen_4413
Pueblo brand cigarettes lie on a table Pueblo is a traditional blend of American Virginia tobaccos, which are also grown under natural conditions by Native Americans Topic image, symbol image Cologne, 07 10 2023 NRW Germany Copyright: xChristophxHardtx
Cigarettes with warning label, supermarket 10 10 2022 Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany, Europe
A smoker enjoys a cigarette outdoors symbol photo, theme photo, model release kampen, 27 07 2023 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImage
A smoker enjoys a cigarette outdoors symbol photo, theme photo Kampen, 27 07 2023 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImage
Habit of Cigarette smoking 1 Copyright: imageBROKER OleksandrxLatkun ibxole08508735.jpg
18 04 2023, Braunau, AUT, On the road in UPPER AUSTRIA, reportage, photo shoot, various theme images, theme image, in the picture cigarette, cigarettes, cigarette pack, pack, tobacconist, price, price increase, Marlboro, Lucky, various varieties,
Der gute Vorsatz, nichtmehr rauchen Der gute Vorsatz, nichtmehr rauchen Copyright: xZoonar.com RüdigerxRebmannx 19518923
$By fractional Cigarette and Shield Non smokers Broken Cigarette and Sign Non Smoking BLWS681253 Copyright: xblickwinkel R.xRebmannx$
By fractional Cigarette and Shield Non smokers Broken Cigarette and Sign Non Smoking BLWS681253 Copyright: xblickwinkel R.xRebmannx
Creative Highlights Symbolfotos Mouth of a young man smiling while smoking a cigarette Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain CR_DIRR200720A-447643-01 ,model released, Symbolfoto
Cigarettes and tobacco consumption Symbol photo People who smoke
Zigarettenschachtel mit Warnhinweis Rauchen kann teuer sein auf Geldscheinen, Bildmontage iblcof01727410

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Featured photo: Tobacco tax; Symbolic photo: Smoking is getting more expensive; Government wants to raise the tobacco tax even further; Cigarettes, cigarette consumption, tobacco tax

Vending machines, cigarette vending machine, candy vending machine, and on the right, a classic old gum vending machine; small items, toys; near St. Goar, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany; vending machines

Bavaria, Germany - July 2, 2026: Several cigarette packs next to a euro bill symbolize the financial impact of smoking. The image represents tobacco taxes, potential tax increases, rising cigarette prices, and higher costs for consumers.

Stock photos 04 2026 Cigarettes in a pack Hamburg Hamburg Germany Copyright: xLobeca RalfxHomburgx

Basseterre, St. Kitts, St. Kitts and Nevis - January 9, 2026: A man smokes a cigarette in swimming trunks outdoors. Smoking is considered a harmful stimulant and poses risks due to nicotine consumption and tobacco smoke. Symbolic image for smoking and addiction

Cigarettes Close-up of cigarette butts stuck in ash and sand, 27 11 2025 Scharbeutz Schleswig Holstein Germany

Stockbilder 01 2025 Zigaretten in einer Zigarettenpackung Copyright: xLobeca RalfxHomburgx

Schachtel Zigaretten mit Feuerzeug Pack of cigarettes with lighter Copyright: imageBROKER UwexNorkus ibxiqx08890605.jpg

An overfilled ashtray in Friedrichshain, Berlin, 16 08 2024 Berlin Germany Copyright: xJulianexSonntag photothek.dex

Stettenhofen, Bavaria, Germany - May 28, 2024: Hand holds a pack of Marlboro cigarettes costing 10 euros in front of a cigarette machine. There is a warning on the cigarettes: Smoking causes 9 out of 10 lung cancers

Pueblo brand cigarettes lie on a table Pueblo is a traditional blend of American Virginia tobaccos, which are also grown under natural conditions by Native Americans Topic image, symbol image Cologne, 07 10 2023 NRW Germany Copyright: xChristophxHardtx

Cigarettes with warning label, supermarket 10 10 2022 Stuttgart, Baden Württemberg, Germany, Europe

A smoker enjoys a cigarette outdoors symbol photo, theme photo, model release kampen, 27 07 2023 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImage

A smoker enjoys a cigarette outdoors symbol photo, theme photo Kampen, 27 07 2023 Foto:xB.xSchubertx xFuturexImage

Habit of Cigarette smoking 1 Copyright: imageBROKER OleksandrxLatkun ibxole08508735.jpg

18 04 2023, Braunau, AUT, On the road in UPPER AUSTRIA, reportage, photo shoot, various theme images, theme image, in the picture cigarette, cigarettes, cigarette pack, pack, tobacconist, price, price increase, Marlboro, Lucky, various varieties,

Der gute Vorsatz, nichtmehr rauchen Der gute Vorsatz, nichtmehr rauchen Copyright: xZoonar.com RüdigerxRebmannx 19518923

By fractional Cigarette and Shield Non smokers Broken Cigarette and Sign Non Smoking BLWS681253 Copyright: xblickwinkel R.xRebmannx

Creative Highlights Symbolfotos Mouth of a young man smiling while smoking a cigarette Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain CR_DIRR200720A-447643-01 ,model released, Symbolfoto

Cigarettes and tobacco consumption Symbol photo People who smoke

Zigarettenschachtel mit Warnhinweis Rauchen kann teuer sein auf Geldscheinen, Bildmontage iblcof01727410