{"id":5732,"date":"2024-08-04T07:48:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T11:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2024-08-12T07:50:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T11:50:04","slug":"while-ireland-tackles-smoking-the-uk-is-undoing-any-previous-smoke-free-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/en_gb\/while-ireland-tackles-smoking-the-uk-is-undoing-any-previous-smoke-free-success\/","title":{"rendered":"While Ireland Tackles Smoking, the UK is Undoing Any Previous Smoke Free Su &hellip;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland\u2019s Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers, has just confirmed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2023\/05\/26\/science-keeps-revealing-the-infectivity-of-vape-taxes\/\">tax on vapes<\/a> and e-cigarettes is set to be introduced next year, with the specifics being worked out within the Department of Finance and Revenue. Chambers emphasized the intention to advance this measure in the upcoming October budget, with detailed information to be revealed on budget day. The tax is being developed with the aim of implementation in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>While last May, the Irish government approved a ban on the sale of tobacco products to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/26\/englands-legal-smoking-age-may-be-raised-from-18-to-21\/\">individuals under 21<\/a>. This move, aimed at reducing the country\u2019s smoking rates, follows evidence showing high susceptibility to smoking among young adults aged 18 to 21. Notably, vapes are being considered as smoking cessation tools and hence are being exempt from this ban.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland aims to become the first EU country to implement such a measure, aiming to lower the adult smoking rate to below 5%. While the proposed legislation exempts those currently aged 18 to 20 from the ban, hence the ban will not apply to this cohort for a \u201cwash through\u201d period. Moreover, it does not affect the minimum legal age for vapes. However, Taoiseach Simon Harris expressed alarm over the unregulated use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2024\/06\/29\/how-nicotine-pouches-could-speed-up-the-extinction-of-the-cigarette-market-2\/\">nicotine pouches<\/a> among students, emphasizing the need for government action to address this issue.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2024\/08\/04\/while-ireland-tackles-smoking-the-uk-is-undoing-any-previous-smoke-free-success\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ireland\u2019s Minister for Finance, Jack Chambers, has just confirmed that a tax on vapes and e-cigarettes is set to be introduced next year, with the specifics being worked out within the Department of Finance and Revenue. 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