Breaking News: Increases in Tobacco and Alcohol Taxes Announced. According to the latest announcement, excise taxes on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages have been increased. The Revenue Administration has applied the automatic semiannual adjustment to the Special Consumption Tax (SCT) amounts for tobacco and alcohol. With this recent tax hike, fixed SCT rates for beer, rakı, and cigarettes have been raised by 6.89%. The list published by the Revenue Administration shows higher fixed SCT amounts for alcohol and tobacco products.
According to the announcement, the fixed SCT rate for beer, cigarettes, and rakı has been increased by 6.89%. After the tax increase, the cheapest cigarette experienced a 50 kuruş retail price rise and is now priced at 14.00 TL. That 14.00 TL cigarette is expected to reach 14.50 TL at the register, which reflects a 38 kuruş increase in tax components. Cigarettes priced above 15.00 TL saw a 3 kuruş increase in SCT, which is not expected to be reflected in their retail prices. Meanwhile, an 8.00 TL SCT increase per liter will be applied to rakı, vodka, and gin. As a result, a 100-cl bottle of rakı will increase from 208.00 TL to 216.00 TL. The SCT increase is also expected to raise the price of a can of beer by 50 kuruş.
Updated List under Special Consumption Tax Law No. 4760
