New tax rules on snus kits in Sweden?

[BasseBlues]

I read on a online tobacco store today that the Swedish Tax Agency want to tax snus kits as much as they tax snus. If they tax snus so much so that is is as expensive as cigarettes there is no wonder why people start to make their own snus at home. What next? Tax on tobacco seeds?

[Burnsey]

You may need to go underground and grow your tobacco indoors, lights, etc.:distress: The new Swedish snus tax has probably given the tax collectors many more revenue ideas......

Welcome to the forum, by the way......

[psychicferret]

Facts:

From the beginning of raising the tax on snuff by 12.1 percent, which represents an increase of 385.44 SEK / kg to 432 SEK / kg. Since 2006, the tax on snuff increased by 251.2 percent while the tax on cigarettes has been increased by approximately 50 percent
The tax effect on the price to consumers that a box General Loose in the new year will be around 2 dollars more plus VAT
General Portion will be one penny more expensive plus VAT
Caliber will be just under one crown more expensive plus VAT

http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...us&prev=search

Seems stupid to out tax ciggerettes while snus is healthier, kind of throws the whole argument about taxation for health reasons.

[Snusdog]

Facts:

From the beginning of raising the tax on snuff by 12.1 percent, which represents an increase of 385.44 SEK / kg to 432 SEK / kg. Since 2006, the tax on snuff increased by 251.2 percent while the tax on cigarettes has been increased by approximately 50 percent
The tax effect on the price to consumers that a box General Loose in the new year will be around 2 dollars more plus VAT
General Portion will be one penny more expensive plus VAT
Caliber will be just under one crown more expensive plus VAT

http://translate.google.co.uk/transl...us&prev=search

Seems stupid to out tax ciggerettes while snus is healthier, kind of throws the whole argument about taxation for health reasons.

Now what Lobby group do you suppose is behind this?

Big tobacco is loosing the information war........they know the science is not there to demonize snus......they know the anti tobacco zealots are already losing ground to harm reduction sensibility..........so what do you do........use taxes to slow the rate that cigarettes are loosing market shares to snus..........and the government is taking a payoff over the health and well being of its people.

[psychicferret]

who knows but you know what i hate to say it but i think its too late for tobacco and for the world...