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Bulgaria: Parliament has passed an amendment to the Child Protection Act in its second and final reading that extends the ban on sales
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Bulgaria: Parliament has passed in its first reading an amendment to the Child Protection Act, extending the ban on sales of tobacco products to under-18s to include
Bulgaria: The GERB–SDS – a two-party political coalition with the most seats in the parliament – has introduced a bill to amend the
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has published an amendment to the Supplements to the Regulations for the Implementation of the Act on Excise Duty and
Bulgaria: Following the transposing of the EU Commission Delegated Directive 2022/2100, Maria Kusheva from the Institute for Tobacco and Tobacco Products at the Ministry of
Bulgaria: The Sofia District Court has ruled that using heated tobacco in indoor public spaces does not constitute a violation of the smoking
Bulgaria: As of 1st January 2024, heated tobacco tax has increased to BGN331 (€169) per kg and nicotine pouch tax to BGN95 (€48) per kg.
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in heated tobacco taxes on 1st January 2024, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia and
Bulgaria: The bill transposing EU Commission Delegated Directive 2022/2100, which bans heated tobacco flavours and adds packaging restrictions depending on whether the product is considered smoking or
Bulgaria: The amendment of the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act – which introduces an excise duty on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free heated products with content
Bulgaria: The amendment of the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act, which introduces an excise duty on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free heated products with content other
Bulgaria: The bill transposing EU Commission Delegated Directive 2022/2100, which bans heated tobacco flavours and adds packaging restrictions depending on whether the product is considered smoking or
Bulgaria: An amendment of the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act was introduced in Parliament. The amendment introduces an excise duty on nicotine-containing and nicotine-free heated
Bulgaria: The Council of Ministers has accepted the bill that transposes EU Directive 2022/2100 banning heated tobacco flavours and adding packaging restrictions, depending on
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has put forward for public discussion an amendment of the Excise Duties and Tax Warehouses Act, which will introduce excise duty on
Bulgaria: The 2023 State Budget, published today (1st August), introduces a tax on “tobacco substitutes containing nicotine”, which would include nicotine pouches. From today, the tax
Bulgaria: Parliament has approved the 2023 State Budget, which introduces a tax on “tobacco substitutes containing nicotine”, which would include nicotine pouches. The tax would be
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance’s draft state budget introduces a tax on “tobacco substitutes containing nicotine”, which would include nicotine pouches. The tax would be BGN90 (€46) per
Bulgaria: Tomorrow, 14th June, the consultation period ends for the draft law that transposes EU Directive 2022/2100 banning heated tobacco flavours and adding
Bulgaria: A draft law to amend the Law on Tobacco and Related Products has been released for public consultation. The draft transposes EU Directive 2022/2100, banning
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Economy and Industry has notified a draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Tax-Insurance Procedural Code to the European Commission's
Bulgaria: The Customs authority has told TobaccoIntelligence that BGN55,308,468 (€28.27m) was collected in tax on heated tobacco products in 2020; BGN44,932,636 (€22.96m) in 2021;
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Internal Affairs are creating a working group to draft an amendment to the Child Protection Act
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance has presented a draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Tax-Insurance Procedural Code, introducing a tax for "tobacco substitutes
Bulgaria: From tomorrow, 1st March, the tax on heated tobacco will rise to BGN282 (€144.50) per kg. The rate is due to go up again to BGN331
Bulgaria: Members of We Continue the Change, a centrist party with the second most seats in Parliament, have presented a bill to amend
Bulgaria: A bill to amend the Law on Excise and Tax Warehouses was approved at its first reading in the National Assembly. It would increase excise duties on tobacco
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance is drafting a bill to increase excise duties on tobacco products gradually until 2026, media reports. Heated tobacco products
Bulgaria: With 99% of the ballots counted, partial official results show former prime minister Boyko Borissov's centre-right GERB party winning with 25.4% in
Bulgaria: A budget bill which would have gradually increased excise tax on heated tobacco products will not be voted on after the government was dissolved
Bulgaria: The bill to amend the Budget Law 2022, which proposes to increase the excise tax on heated tobacco products over the next few years,
Bulgaria: The Ministry of Finance presented to the National Assembly a bill to amend the Budget Law 2022, which aims to increase the excise tax
Bulgaria: The Council of Ministers has agreed to increase excise duties on tobacco and heated tobacco products in order to cut usage, media reports. The
