Definition: Excise duties

SNA

Excise duties care taxes levied on specific kinds of goods, typically alcoholic beverages, tobacco and fuels.

This definition is used both in SNA 1993 (§ 7.67 and 7.69) and in SNA 2008 (§ 7.94 and 7.96).

Source:
European Commission (Eurostat), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (Statistics Division), World Bank, "System of National Accounts 2008", United Nations, New York, 2009

Created:
2005-02-02

Updated:
2019-05-10