Berlin, 22 June 2026. The Federal Government, led by the Union and the SPD, is planning a significant increase in the tobacco tax by 2030. A 20-pack of cigarettes could thus rise from currently around 8.80 euros to up to 11.40 euros. Officially, this is justified by health protection and budgetary consolidation. To this end, the financial-political spokesman of the AfD Bundestag faction, Kay Gottschalk, explains: "What CDU and SPD operate here i…
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Berlin, 22 June 2026. The Federal Government, led by the Union and the SPD, is planning a significant increase in the tobacco tax by 2030. A 20-pack of cigarettes could thus rise from currently around 8.80 euros to up to 11.40 euros. Officially, this is justified by health protection and budgetary consolidation. To this end, the financial-political spokesman of the AfD Bundestag faction, Kay Gottschalk, explains: "What CDU and SPD operate here i…