Germany news: 'Tech error' brings early cigarette tax hike

Germany's Finance Ministry has said the tax hike went into effect months early due to a "technical error." AfD co-Chair Alice Weidel will present "A New Deal for Europe" in Strasbourg. Follow DW for the latest.

• Germany's Finance Ministry has erroneously introduced an approved tax hike on tobacco products months before it was scheduled to come into effect
• A 'technical error' with incorrect dates is said to have caused the flub
• The issue is further complicated by the fact that tax stamps for the new rate are not yet ready, meaning tobacco companies cannot pay the new, significantly higher rate
• Alice Weidel of the AfD will pitch what she is calling "A New Deal for Europe" in Strasbourg this afternoon
• NVIDIA's Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote address at a Berlin AI conference on AI chips, infrastructure, software and robotics

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