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Estonia HTP and nic pouch excise tax set to increase in 2025 ...
Serbia HTP tax to rise in January 2025 and again in July 2025 ...
Russia New tax in force for heated tobacco consumables from 1st January ...
Russia New minimum sales price for heated tobacco to come into force in January ...
Belarus New tax rates in January for heated tobacco and nic pouches ...
Germany Heated tobacco tax to increase from 1st January ...
Bulgaria Tax rates for tobacco substitutes and heated tobacco to rise in January ...
Switzerland Tax on heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches to rise in January ...
Hungary Tax rises on HTPs, herbal heated sticks and nic pouches in January ...
Iceland Nicotine pouch excise duty to come into force 1st January ...
Indonesia Minimum retail price of HTPs and nic pouches to increase in January ...

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Alternative tobacco and nicotine products in Japan

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13th December 2024: Japan: The government is planning to raise the excise duty on heated tobacco products (HTPs) to the same rate as traditional cigarettes in April 2026, and then raise the tobacco tax for both traditional cigarettes and HTPs by JPY0.5 ($0.0033) per cigarette/stick each year from 2027 to 2029.
16th December 2022: Japan: On 14th December, the prime minister proposed raising the tax rate on tobacco, including heated tobacco, among other commodities in order to offset defence spending. Media reports that taxes should be raised by JPY1 ($0.0073) per cigarette in the first year and then JPY0.5 ($0.0037) each year onwards. The proposal was criticised by some members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, suggesting that he should face a no-confidence vote.

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