Policy paper

EM on EU excise duty applied to tobacco products (COM(2025)580),

The government's summary of proposed changes to EU laws concerning the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco and related product.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 10 September 2025

Documents

EM on EU legislation concerning excise duty applied to tobacco and tobacco related products

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Details

This explanatory memorandum is about a European Commission proposal for a Council Directive on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco and tobacco related products (recast).

It was submitted by Dan Tomlinson MP , Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury.

Published 10 September 2025