EXCLUSIVE: Tobacco tax revamp key to EU’s €11.2 billion budget revenue plan

Brussels is banking on a sharp tobacco tax hike to plug a major budget gap – though getting all EU countries to agree may prove a tough sell

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The EU commissioner in charge of taxation, Wopke Hoekstra. [[Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images]]

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