Over here in the EU these taxes are specifically designed not to reduce consumption. The relation between a tax and consumption is not linear. Below a certain

Over here in the EU these taxes are specifically designed not to reduce consumption. The relation between a tax and consumption is not linear. Below a certain treshold there is 0 consumption impact. In fact, taxes need to be rather huge to change behaviour especially for addictive/craving substances. We learned those lessons many decades ago with the tobacco industry.