{"id":6812,"date":"2026-01-29T10:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6812"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:17:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:17:27","slug":"eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/da\/eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"EU&#039;s tobaksafgiftspolitik risikerer at l\u00e5se rygere fast i deres vane ved at underminere ..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"908\">En l\u00e6kket revision af Den Europ\u00e6iske Unions\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2017\/02\/09\/revision-of-the-tobacco-excise-directive-have-your-say\/\">Direktivet om afgifter p\u00e5 tobak<\/a>\u00a0(TED), der for nylig blev udsendt under det cypriotiske formandskab, har genoplivet bekymringen for, at Europa er ved at bev\u00e6ge sig hen imod ideologidrevet politik p\u00e5 bekostning af folkesundhedsm\u00e6ssige resultater. Mens det reviderede udkast bl\u00f8der nogle af de punktafgifter, som Europa-Kommissionen foreslog sidste \u00e5r, en smule op, forbliver den underliggende filosofi u\u00e6ndret: at afskr\u00e6kke rygere fra at skifte v\u00e6k fra cigaretter ved at mindske prisforskellene mellem br\u00e6ndbare og ikke-br\u00e6ndbare produkter.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Kernen i kontroversen er udkastets eksplicitte m\u00e5l om at forhindre, hvad det kalder &quot;skattedrevet substitution&quot; mellem nikotinprodukter. For eksperter i skadesreduktion er denne formulering dybt bekymrende. Substitution v\u00e6k fra cigaretter er ikke et problem, der skal l\u00f8ses, fremh\u00e6ver de, men\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/02\/study-switching-from-smoking-to-vaping-reduces-heart-disease-risk-by-34\/\">selve mekanismen<\/a>\u00a0hvorved rygerelaterede d\u00f8dsfald og sygdomme reduceres.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">L\u00e6s hele teksten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2026\/01\/29\/eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked revision of the European Union\u2019s\u00a0Tobacco Excise Directive\u00a0(TED), recently circulated under the Cypriot presidency, has reignited the concern that Europe is drifting toward ideology-driven policy at the expense of public health outcomes. 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