Excise duties on coffee will be kept in 2012, despite plans to eliminate them as early as 2010. The rates will be the same as in 2011: green coffee – EUR153 per ton, roasted coffee – EUR225 per ton, instant coffee – EUR900 per ton.
The Government expects to collect 21.18 billion lei (EUR4.87 billion) from all excisable goods, equivalent to 10.8% of the total budget earnings and to 3.7% of the gross domestic product.
(EUR1=RON4.3479)