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Nordrhein-Westfalen; Köln; Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing (12) Manufacture of tobacco products 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products 12 - Manufacture of tobacco products
242 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
6 March 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Brinkmann Tabakfabriken, affiliate of British American Tobacco, has announced a reduction of its staff by 80%. The firm responds to the judgment of the ECJ which eventually dismissed, in November 2005, the tax relief on fine-cut tobacco sticks intended for rolling cigarettes.
Sources
7 March 2006: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Citation
Eurofound (2006), Brinkmann, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 63113, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63113.