Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/75739 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 539
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
Ten Central and Eastern European countries, as well as Cyprus and Malta, have applied for membership of the European Union. Membership involves, among others, alignment of the taxes on tobacco products. Within the acquis communautaire, accession countries can choose between a predominantly specific and a predominantly ad valorem excise regime. The choice affectsrevenue, tobacco consumption control, and EU competition. Thispaper examines the arguments and concludes that a predominantlyspecific regime seems to be the preferred choice.
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Working Paper
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