What new tax would mean for tobacco and e cigarette users Cigarette smokers in the European Union pay far more in excise taxes than they do for the cigarettes themselves. Our latest map illustrates the wide variance in cigarette excise taxes across EU Cigarette Taxes In Photos Intuit TurboTax Blog In the European Union, cigarette smokers pay more in taxes than for the product itself. Under the EU Tobacco Tax Directive, every Member State must levy a minimum excise tax on tobacco Big tobacco tax? Big whoop for vapers hereand even more incentive to stick to e cigarettes to get their nicotine hit. How much more resources will we need to spend on enforcement to WV taxes on e cigs are lower than cigarettes