DGII raises excise taxes on cigarettes and alcohol for late 2025

Santo Domingo.- The General Directorate of Internal Revenue (DGII) announced an adjustment to the selective consumption tax on cigarettes and alcoholic beverages for the last quarter of 2025. The measure, established under Law 11-92 of the Dominican Tax Code, updates rates annually to account for inflation and preserve the real value of tax collection.

According to resolution DDG-AR1-2025-00006, cigarette taxes will see a slight increase. For example, a 20-count pack of dark or blond tobacco will rise from RD$62.39 to RD$63.07, while 10-count packs will increase from RD$31.20 to RD$31.53. Alcoholic beverages will experience a higher adjustment, with taxes per liter of absolute alcohol rising from RD$737.57 to RD$745.60, an increase of RD$8.03 affecting products such as beer, rum, wine, whiskey, vodka, and gin.

Between January and August 2025, excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol generated RD$21.26 billion, slightly below the RD$21.32 billion collected in the same period of 2024. Authorities underline that the update not only strengthens fiscal sustainability but also contributes to discouraging excessive consumption of tobacco and alcohol in the Dominican Republic.