Sweden ‘won’t lose right to set its own snus tax’…

Sweden: Following the impact assessment on the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), European Commission spokesman Daniel Ferrie has said Sweden will maintain full freedom to set tax regimes and excise taxes for snus, Swedish media reports. The EU banned the sale of snus and other oral tobacco products but made a permanent exception for Sweden when the country joined the EU in 1995. ...