
Germany Considers ‘Sin Taxes’ to Fund Health System
Germany’s planned tobacco tax hikes could raise €1.2 billion next year and €3.8 billion by 2030.

Germany’s planned tobacco tax hikes could raise €1.2 billion next year and €3.8 billion by 2030.

Health care systems with a high degree of government funding were ill-prepared for the pandemic; systems with a higher degree of private and semi-private funding had a much better capacity to respond.