At the 10th European Conference on Tobacco Control, held in Belgrade between 22-24 October 2025, experts from across Europe, including economists, researchers, and public-health advocates, endorsed the Belgrade Declaration on Tobacco Taxation and Competitiveness.
The Declaration reaffirms that effective tobacco taxation is one of Europe’s most powerful and evidence-based tools to protect health while strengthening economic resilience. It highlights how modernised excise policies can boost competitiveness, productivity, and fiscal stability, all while reducing cancer, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases.
The signatories call for ambitious, harmonised taxation across all nicotine products, automatic indexation, and stronger controls on illicit trade. The Declaration also urges governments to safeguard policymaking from tobacco-industry interference and to reinvest excise revenues into prevention and cessation. Together, these measures mark a united European commitment to fiscal fairness, health equity, and a more competitive, tobacco-free future.
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