{"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\/de_au\/eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Die EU-Tabaksteuerpolitik birgt die Gefahr, Raucher in ihrer Gewohnheit zu verankern, indem sie \u2026 untergr\u00e4bt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"908\">Eine durchgesickerte Revision der Europ\u00e4ischen Union\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2017\/02\/09\/revision-of-the-tobacco-excise-directive-have-your-say\/\">Tabaksteuerrichtlinie<\/a>\u00a0Der k\u00fcrzlich unter zypriotischer Ratspr\u00e4sidentschaft ver\u00f6ffentlichte Entwurf (TED) hat die Bef\u00fcrchtung neu entfacht, Europa drifte in Richtung ideologisch gepr\u00e4gter Politik \u2013 zum Nachteil der \u00f6ffentlichen Gesundheit. Zwar mildert der \u00fcberarbeitete Entwurf einige der von der Europ\u00e4ischen Kommission im letzten Jahr vorgeschlagenen Verbrauchsteuers\u00e4tze leicht ab, doch die zugrundeliegende Philosophie bleibt unver\u00e4ndert: Raucher sollen durch die Verringerung der Preisunterschiede zwischen Tabakerzeugnissen und Tabakerzeugnissen vom Umstieg auf andere Produkte abgehalten werden.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Im Zentrum der Kontroverse steht das explizite Ziel des Entwurfs, die sogenannte \u201csteuerbedingte Substitution\u201d zwischen Nikotinprodukten zu verhindern. F\u00fcr Experten im Bereich der Schadensminimierung ist diese Formulierung zutiefst beunruhigend. Die Substitution weg von Zigaretten sei kein Problem, das gel\u00f6st werden m\u00fcsse, betonen sie, sondern\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/02\/study-switching-from-smoking-to-vaping-reduces-heart-disease-risk-by-34\/\">der Mechanismus selbst<\/a>\u00a0wodurch Todesf\u00e4lle und Krankheiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Rauchen reduziert werden.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Lesen Sie den vollst\u00e4ndigen Text <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\">Hier<\/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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