Press release No. 012 of 12 January 2015
WIESBADEN – As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the quantity of cigarettes on which tax was paid in Germany increased by 2.2% in 2015 compared with the preceding year. The total value of tobacco products in terms of retail prices on which tax was paid in Germany in 2015 amounted to Euro 26.2 billion. That was an increase of 5.4% from the previous year.