Tobacco: from today, a 20-cent increase on loose tobacco, cigars and tobacco sticks
The increase is provided for in the 2026 Budget, which introduced a gradual rise over the years 2026–2028 in the fixed minimum amount of excise duty on cigarettes, cigarettes and shredded tobacco, and revises the coefficients used to calculate the excise duty on heated tobacco products
Prices for tobacco-related products continue to rise, in line with the planned increases set out in the latest Budget Act. The 2026 Budget provides for a gradual increase over the years 2026–2028 in the fixed minimum amount of excise duty on cigarettes, cigarettes and shredded tobacco, and revises the coefficients used to calculate excise duty on heated tobacco products.
Following the latest price rises of April and May the plan for the gradual adjustment of taxes on tobacco products over the course of the year, launched by the Customs and Monopolies Agency, marks a new stage with effect from 14 October 2026.
The price increase in the retail price of shredded tobacco, cigars and sticks (+ 20 centesimi) affects 13 brands of manufactured tobacco and, in the marketing table, 15 brands of smoke-free inhalation tobacco and similar products. The updated price lists, published in the ‘Excise duties – Tobacco’ section of the Adm website, can be viewed here.
According to the government’s forecasts, the increase in retail prices for cigarettes and tobacco will generate additional revenue of 1.47 billion euros over the three-year period: 213 million euros for 2026, €465.8 million in 2027 and €796.9 million in 2028.
