Denmark, 30% Increase in Tobacco Prices

[heyeveryone]

EDIT: Fixed Capitalization in Title ( See Rule 9 ) - Bob

Denmarks parlament has voted for higher tobacco taxes, prices on tins of pipe tobacco will increase with about 30% after April 1st.

Sad news for all danish pipesmokers.

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[anotherbob]

what's 30% take it up to price wise? And what was it before.

 

[heyeveryone]

Example, peterson nightcap will go from 18usd to 24usd

 

[3rdguy]

Got my order of Brown Sugar Flake last fall...wish they would find a way to ship again to the U.S.

 

[BROBS]

What about taxing of the raw tobacco for processing?

 

[BROBS]

Got my order of Brown Sugar Flake last fall...wish they would find a way to ship again to the U.S.

I’ve heard that it’s good!

 

[Casual]

I have several favourite blends produced in Denmark. I hope the Danish blenders are insensitive to the sales lost to these tax increases.

 

[danish]

These further taxes are ‘only’ for all finished tobacco products, paid by customers in the Danish home market. Customers like me. Reason: Still too many young people unfortunately start smoking cigarettes here. At least the government is also ‘attacking’ fossil fuel cars, and woodburning stoves in residential neighbourhoods, although only slowly, so that we all, including the ‘soon to become ex-smokers’ can someday better smell and breath some fresh and less carcinogenic air. More and more employers here now also forbid employees to smoke at all during working hours, in breaks, no matter where you are, if outside or even if working from home. Becoming a ‘weekend or evening smoker’, like many members here, never worked for me, although I tried several times, during the last four decades.
But I will obviously have to try harder?

 

[bullet08]

People are drinking and partaking in recreational drugs all the time. Are they increasing taxes on those also? How about coffee? Why are tobaccos being penalized so much? Is there specific reason to look harshly into this life style? Meat eating? Starch veggies? Somehow I feel this is unfair.

 

[tradition]

Now THIS is what stockpiling tobacco is all about.

 

[gervais]

People are drinking and partaking in recreational drugs all the time. Are they increasing taxes on those also? How about coffee? Why are tobaccos being penalized so much? Is there specific reason to look harshly into this life style? Meat eating? Starch veggies? Somehow I feel this is unfair.

Tobacco has been a primary target for years now. just the way it is these days.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Arguably now prices for tobacco products in Demark are going to be at the same level or even pricier than in Sweden&Finland,so much for that then,,

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

These further taxes are ‘only’ for all finished tobacco products, paid by customers in the Danish home market. Customers like me. Reason: Still too many young people unfortunately start smoking cigarettes here. At least the government is also ‘attacking’ fossil fuel cars, and woodburning stoves in residential neighbourhoods, although only slowly, so that we all, including the ‘soon to become ex-smokers’ can someday better smell and breath some fresh and less carcinogenic air. More and more employers here now also forbid employees to smoke at all during working hours, in breaks, no matter where you are, if outside or even if working from home. Becoming a ‘weekend or evening smoker’, like many members here, never worked for me, although I tried several times, during the last four decades.
But I will obviously have to try harder?

Well, that's sad to hear,I couldn't imagine that happening since I was under the impression Denmark being pretty tobacco friendly and tolerate country in this regard, most probably if the employer would start whining about my smoking,then in all probability I'd call it quits in very short order,what is clear for me,I would not become a weekend only smoker,

 

[danish]

Well, that's sad to hear,I couldn't imagine that happening since I was under the impression Denmark being pretty tobacco friendly and tolerate country in this regard, most probably if the employer would start whining about my smoking,then in all probability I'd call it quits in very short order,what is clear for me,I would not become a weekend only smoker,

Agree but the employer will not only whine. They are free to sack you, according to Danish law. If the rising cost of pipe smoking continues this way, we can soon just as well start collecting and review taste of licking Penny Blue stamps. Or quit, as you say.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Got my order of Brown Sugar Flake last fall...wish they would find a way to ship again to the U.S.

I’ve heard that it’s good!

SPC had a single order of it back in 2016. It was gone very quickly. Not bad, but I prefer Aylesbury Luxury Flake.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Agree but the employer will not only whine. They are free to sack you, according to Danish law. If the rising cost of pipe smoking continues this way, we can soon just as well start collecting and review taste of licking Penny Blue stamps. Or quit, as you say.

That's why many of us have hundreds of pounds put away. We saw this coming years ago.

 

[seldom]

paid by customers in the Danish home market.

Kiel, Germany, has some very nice shops for pipe tobacco. It's about a 1 hour drive from the border with Denmark.

Here are some links for Kiel tobacco shops:
Tabac Trennt
Tabak aus Kiel

 

[3rdguy]

SPC had a single order of it back in 2016. It was gone very quickly. Not bad, but I prefer Aylesbury Luxury Flake.

The Classic I didn”t care for but their Sir John’s Flake, that is tasty stuff.

I may do another order of BS Flake down the road. I imagine a few more tax increases locally, no US tobacco sales...they will be making a tough go of it.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Then as for tax increase,we must remember that in general wages in Denmark are somewhat better than in Finland&Sweden

 

[Elric]

People are drinking and partaking in recreational drugs all the time. Are they increasing taxes on those also? How about coffee? Why are tobaccos being penalized so much? Is there specific reason to look harshly into this life style? Meat eating? Starch veggies? Somehow I feel this is unfair.

I think it's ironic that "big tobacco" can no longer advertise anywhere but I passed a billboard for a Cannabis convention on the expressway on Monday.