Finance Ministry state secretary Dan Lazar told MEDIAFAX the reason behind this decision is the need of predictability during a period of economic instability.
In 2012, coffee producers and importers will pay excises of EUR153/ton of green coffee, EUR225/ton of roasted coffee and of EUR900/ton of instant coffee.
According to the country’s national statistics institute INS, coffee prices have increased by 2.4% since the beginning of the year.
The only European Union states that apply excise taxes on coffee are Romania, Latvia and Germany. Bulgaria eliminated them in 2007, when it joined the EU.