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The proposed revision of the Tobacco Tax Directive (TTD) is a timely step towards modernising the EU tobacco tax framework and safeguarding the internal market. Three HEPA policy notes provide supporting evidence on cigarette affordability and excise revenues, as well as tax enforcement and illicit trade.

wiiw Health Economics and Policy Analysis (HEPA) Senior Research Associate Dr Hana Ross, discussed the proposed revisions to the EU Tobacco Tax Directive at a policy event in Brussels.

wiiw-HEPA researchers attended the Global Tobacco Tax Meeting in Paris, exchanging insights with global experts on tobacco taxation, EU policy reform, and emerging nicotine products, including Poland’s 2025 e-cigarette excise reform.

wiiw joined consultations in Georgia as stakeholders reviewed a draft law that would overhaul the country’s cigarette excise system. During the meetings, experts presented research findings and highlighted concerns over revenue, health impacts and policy alignment.

Our senior research associate, Dr Hana Ross, presented expert insights on the proposed revisions to the EU Tobacco Tax Directive at a high-level hearing in Brussels this November

The wiiw HEPA team met for a dialogue with experts – including representatives from Johns Hopkins University, the World Bank and the OECD – on the latest research findings and policy measures on tobacco taxation in Eastern Europe

Increasing tobacco excise duties could generate EUR 0.7bn to 1bn in additional tax revenue over three years and prevent more than 37,000 premature deaths

Since its launch in 2024, the network has produced a dozen publications across seven countries in Central and Eastern Europe in addition to helping inform two legislative changes last year. Now it is focusing on alternative tobacco products and the impact of smoking on household budgets

An expected rise in tobacco excises will boost Ukraine’s fiscal revenues and public health, but these gains would be partially forgone by the privileged treatment of popular heated tobacco products

A four-day gathering in the Turkish metropolis, co-organised by wiiw, brought together research partners from more than 20 countries and four international organisations to discuss the latest trends in tobacco taxation research

Taxes on harmful products improve health and reduce public costs. A new research network in seven CEE countries aims to better understand them – starting with tobacco – and to help drive policy change

Experts and CEE policy makers in public health and taxation gathered in Vienna to present the latest trends and results in health tax policy in the region