PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David, Petr
TI  - Harmonization of chosen excise duty in the EU
DP  - 2014 Nov 12
TA  - Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
PG  - 35--46
VI  - 56
IP  - 3
AID - 10.11118/actaun200856030035
IS  - 12118516
AB  - The level and structure of cigarettes taxation are very much in the news these days. In the field of tax on cigarettes in the European Union there is the question of whether specific rate or ad valorem rate should be used. The choice between these two rates depends on primary aim of tax policy in each European Union member state. The founding is that differential excises could be used as protectionist trade barriers. Decision about tax rate on cigarettes can bring some other related effects. That is the reason why European Union established some restrictions in the field of level and structure of cigarettes taxation.