Effective today (July 1), in order to “bolster public finances while also supporting public health,” Croatia implemented new excise duty regulations on tobacco products in a move expected to boost state revenues by €74.7 million by year’s end. The Ministry of Finance said the impact on cigarette retail prices will be minimal, with “no more than a 20-cent increase per pack.”
Under the updated rules, the specific excise duty on cigarettes will rise from €53.10 to €56.10 per 1,000 cigarettes, while the minimum excise duty will increase to €124.20. Fine-cut and other smoking tobacco will increase from €114.15 to €120.50/kg, heated tobacco will increase from €185.82 to €198.50/kg, cigars and cigarillos will be taxed at €120.50 per 1,000 pieces, e-liquids will be taxed at €0.20 per milliliter, and new tobacco products will be taxed at €120.50/kg.
