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084			_aH24 _aI18 _2jelc
100	1		_aKungl, Nóra
245	1	0	_aRomania’s Tobacco Excise Policy in 2025: Missed opportunity ahead of the EU Tobacco Taxation Directive update
260			_aWien : _bWiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche (wiiw), _c2025.
300			_a24 S., _b4 Tables and 7 Figures, _c30cm.
490	1		_awiiw Policy Notes and Reports _v100
520			_aIn August 2025, as part of a large fiscal package, Romania announced an increase in tobacco and alcohol excise taxes, news welcomed by proponents of public health. However, the announcement turned into a disappointment for the tobacco control community when the final increase in cigarette excise tax amounted to only 2.25%. This policy note outlines the reform and uses a simulation model to demonstrate the missed opportunity to adopt pro-health tobacco tax policy. By not implementing a 10% increase, as for other excises, the newly adopted schedule not only fails to reduce smoking prevalence but also deprives Romania of an opportunity to collect RON 1.657bn (EUR 326.6m) in additional tax revenues in 2025-2027. Moreover, an accelerated tax roadmap aligning Romania with the proposed EU Tobacco Taxation Directive by 2027 would raise an additional RON 4.73bn (EUR 932m), reduce smoking prevalence by 4%, and avert nearly 50,000 smoking-related premature deaths.
650			_aExcise
650			_aTaxation
650			_aTobacco
650			_aSmoking
651			_aRomania
690			_aMacroeconomic Analysis and Policy
700	1		_aRoss, Hana
700	1		_aStefan, George
830		0	_v100 _wWIIW0000092 _twiiw Policy Notes and Reports
856	4	0	_uhttps://wiiw.ac.at/p-7413.html
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