Poland's excise tax on alcohol, tobacco among lowest in EU - minister

Polish Development Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz said in an interview with a public radio broadcaster on Friday that Poland was among the EU countries with the lowest excise tax on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. The Polish Sejm on Thursday night passed an amended excise law, which will raise the excise tax on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products by 10 percent from January 1, 2020. The move will provide the budget an additional 1.7 billion zlotys (EUR 0.4bn). Emilewicz added that even after the increase, the Polish tax "will be among the lowest in Europe," and stressed that it had not been raised in a long time.