Excise duty on smokeless products continues to increase, but in stages

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When the coalition partners of GERB and United Patriots settled on Thursday and clarified their positions on rising excise duties on smokeless items, it turned out that one such agreement would still be, but it would be a step.

that the increase will bring only 15 million more leva in this year's budget, the government announced that this money could go to the mothers of children with disabilities, in need and for hospitals. Asked by Mediapool, it is not a populism of which Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said that he was tired, the chairman of the parliamentary group GERB Tsvetan Tsvetanov did not respond

The draft law for the equalization of their excise tax on October 1, 2018 with that for ordinary cigarettes, that Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said earlier that it will be withdrawn, remains, announced after the Tsvetanov meeting d & rsquo; An extraordinary briefing in parliament, but he was denied answers to journalistic questions

the leaders of the trilogy is a United Patriots party, it became clear that some of GERB's partners were misunderstood, but the contradictions have already been settled. Thus, the lifting remains on the agenda in parliament because the government worried about the health of the nation

It is curious to see how the NFSA, which introduced amendments to tobacco in some zones, supports the bill on excise. (19659006) "Because yesterday there were different points of view that were revealed by the United Patriots in VMRO, and a crack was made, we had talks again today. talks with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov last night and with our colleagues, we decided not to withdraw the bill, but we consider the communication broken with colleagues VMRO and that's why I m & # 39; But what the chairman of the budget committee is going to do is postpone the bill next week for more in-depth badysis, "said Tsvetanov.

Probably, the bond will be up to 50% of the tax

It is clear from its own terms that increases in excise duties are likely to occur.

At the present time, for heated cigarettes, it is 152 levs per kg of tobacco and because the sticks are very – a smaller amount of tobacco than in a regular cigarette, so the manufacturers excise duty of 93 stotinki per box at the price of 5.50 leva for end users and those of ordinary cigarettes – 3.53 leva at the same price for the customer GERB wanted an increase in excise duty on these items to BGN 177 which, according to the sole importer of the sticks in our country – "Philip Morris" will cost them up to 10 leva

Tsvetanov explained that the practice of France, where the The highest excise duty for these tobacco products is – 70 percent of the cigarette tax. According to the President of the Budget Committee in Parliament Menda Stoyanova, the current excise duty on smokeless cigarettes in Bulgaria is 26 per cent of that of ordinary cigarettes

She also pointed out that Bulgaria had become an area for testing these cigarettes, that they first appeared in Japan, responded that it was not in Europe

Menda Stoyanova: How do we know that these items are more harmless

Stoyanova also asked where the belief comes from these items are more harmless than ordinary cigarettes. According to her, this was not the case and the World Health Organization had to take a decision on this issue

. "That's why we think it would be normal to start at 50%, but that's only one possible hypothesis".

Managers jointly stated that the purpose of the increase was not to increase the cost of these products for consumers, but to reduce the profits of some private companies and to protect the public interest. to be able to put that money in the budget and be "

" The other Tuesday, when we do our standard meetings of the majority parties of the coalition, we continue to discuss and discuss. We continue our communications with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov "

Ataka leader, Volen Siderov, announced that he had spoken with the finance minister about the part of the money from the excise duty on smokeless cigarettes destined for people in need

He explained that he is generally opposed to rising commodity prices, "but he did not go on does not act on bread, milk or drugs, but it's smoking that damages the body anyway. "does not fit into the budget, the money from the set Promotion

"The increase in excise duties, which the calculations will calculate how much the percentage will be, but will be step by step, combined with the part of the money entering this excise to go to the pauper real. Here, for weeks now, there are tents with mothers of disabled children and why not the money that can come from cigarettes does not go to people with disabilities. I talked about it with the Minister of Finance. I lobbied for a year to build a new hospital in Yambol – my riding. The entire region has been waiting for more than 20 years. Yes, but they need 12 million BGN According to the Minister of Finance, excise duty will rise to 35-40 million levs a year, and maybe twice as much. next year. Why should not some of this money go exactly for such needs? So, at this moment, I am convinced on the positive side of this issue, "Siderov explained

The ruling coalition officials refused to answer a question, is not it populism? the excise duty will result in the import of these sticks from neighboring Serbia, where a box costs 4 leva, or even from Greece, where if the prices in our country are increased with the sizes offered, the sticks will cost less.In Ukraine, these items are sold for 1 euro, and the Internet is behind the proposals for the online trade of smokeless cigarettes.

VMRO still thinks that they are better than cigarettes, but thinks of cash

VMRO MP Iskren Vesselinov announced that the words uttered one day ago the doubts of his colleagues of the party that is part of the United Patriots were related to the protection of consumers [19659006] "It was really important in ur us to ensure that consumers are not affected by this increase in excise duties. There are more discussions going on We are glad that the communication p this issue is restored in the coalition and I hope that we will get a result that is good for consumers and their health, "said Veselinov. [19659017] "We continue to bet that this smoke is – less harmful to humans. And, in the end, this could be a pretty good solution for Bulgaria's tax policy, "he said.