Irish Heart Foundation calls for higher taxes on vaping and cigarettes Extra.ie In the European Union, cigarette smokers pay more in taxes than for the product itself. Under the EU Tobacco Tax Directive, every Member State must levy a minimum excise tax on tobacco Taxation on Cigarettes proposed at 75% does it make sense? Global Village Space Tobacco tax BVTE Bundesverband der Tabakwirtschaft und neuartiger Erzeugnisse