Articles tagged with Elisabeth Svantesson

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Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike

Sweden blocks EU compromise on nicotine pouch tax hike

EU negotiators failed to reach an agreement on new minimum taxes for tobacco and nicotine products after Sweden refused to back down from its opposition to the latest compromise revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). After months of negotiations, ...

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Swedes still face 400% tax hike on pouches with EU’s latest TED revision

Swedes still face 400% tax hike on pouches with EU’s latest TED revision

A new compromise on revising the EU's Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) has emerged. The latest TED revision would raise taxes paid by Swedish nicotine pouch consumers by 400 percent over current levels. The l...

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WHO EU COP11 nicotine pouches

COP11: Leaked EU doc ‘puts future of nicotine pouches in doubt’

COP11: Leaked EU doc ‘puts future of nicotine pouches in doubt’

A leaked European Commission document ahead of the upcoming WHO COP 11 has revealed that the EU plans to push for “strict regulation or bans” on all smoke-free nicotine products, a stance critics warn could be...

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Elisabeth Svantesson, Moderaterna

Sweden slams leaked EU plan to fund budget with tobacco tax hike

Sweden slams leaked EU plan to fund budget with tobacco tax hike

Sweden’s finance minister says leaked plans to fund the next EU budget with a tobacco tax hike are “completely unacceptable” and vowed to continue her fight for Swedish snus. Elisabeth Svantesson, Sweden’s ...