Wednesday, 9 March 2016

TAXES HARD DRUGS FOR THE STATE




Taxes on tobacco and alcohol reported 15 billion euros. The taxes on tobacco and alcohol, as the gas tax, excise duty but earmarked for social security. Like what their consumption not only increases the deficit of Social Security.

These taxes are sometimes accused of archaism since, for example, are taxed tobacco "fine cut" differently, smoking "snuff" tobacco and "chew" ... namely, the duties on alcohol vary widely from liquid to another 3.72 per hectoliter for wine, up to 1718 euros per hectoliter of pure alcohol for spirits. These undergo further social security contribution can exceed 550 euros per hectoliter of pure alcohol.

As for tobacco, 65% of cigarette sales prices correspond to the tax, it is even 80% if we add the VAT ... A person who drinks a bottle of wine a day will actually pay 10 euros tax while the smoker at the same rate a pack of cigarettes will from 2000 euros in fiscal smoke...

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