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Klingbeil Proposes 20% Rise in Alcohol Duty Focused on Spirits and High‑Strength Products

The finance ministry says the move is meant to shore up the 2027 budget by raising targeted excise revenue rather than as a broad health reform.

Youth Vaping Rises in Germany as Politicians and Doctors Push Tougher Rules

Germany Sees Stable Adult Smoking Rate as Youth Vaping and Nicotine Pouches Rise

Vaping Rises in Mexico City Despite Ban, Health Officials Warn

Anti-Tobacco Group Files Complaint After Rosalía Smokes Indoors on Podcast

UK Raids Net 1.3m Illegal Cigarettes in West Yorkshire as Nationwide Crackdown Expands

Dutch Coalition Moves to Raise Tobacco and Vape Buying Age to 21

NSW Shuts Two Sydney Tobacco Shops Under New Crackdown Powers

Lower Saxony Health Minister Urges National Ban on Vape Flavors in Germany

Shisha Tobacco Sales Rebound in Germany as EU Tax Plan Raises Alarm

Spain’s Hospitality Sector Pushes Back on Draft Outdoor Smoking and Vaping Ban

Australia Approves Nationwide Vape Prevention Program After Trial Cuts Teen Vaping by 65%

Vaporized Nicotine Products Boost Six-Month Quit Rates Threefold Over Gum and Lozenges

Karnataka Enacts Stricter Tobacco Controls by Raising Purchase Age to 21 and Banning Hookah Bars

France's Daily Smoking Rate Hits Lowest Level Since the 1990s

EU Proposes Stricter Outdoor Smoking Bans to Protect Public Health

Teen Vaping Rates Reach Decade Low

U.S. Cigarette Smoking Reaches 80-Year Low