{"id":3414,"date":"2022-11-29T08:40:15","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T13:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=3414"},"modified":"2022-12-05T08:41:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T13:41:03","slug":"vape-group-denounces-eu-vape-tax-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/vape-group-denounces-eu-vape-tax-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Vape Taldeak EBko Vape Zergaren Proposamena Salatzen du"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has denounced the EU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccoreporter.com\/2022\/11\/28\/commission-to-propose-eu-wide-vaping-levy\/\">leaked plan to increase vaping taxes<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukvia.co.uk\/press-release-increasing-the-price-of-vaping-will-hurt-consumers-and-public-health\/\">U.K. Vaping Industry Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [EU] Commission claims that higher taxes will improve public health, but the reality is the exact opposite,\u201d said WVA Director Michael Landl. \u201cA less harmful alternative, such as vaping, must be affordable for ordinary smokers trying to quit cigarettes. If the commission wants to reduce the burden of smoking on public health, they must make vaping more affordable and accessible, not less.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh taxes hit the least advantaged people most. In times of multiple crises and people struggling to make ends meet, making vaping more expensive is the opposite of what we need. Policymakers must understand that tax increases on vaping will force people back to smoking or the black market, a scenario nobody wants. In times of crisis, people shouldn\u2019t be further punished by an unscientific and ideological fight against vaping. This must be stopped,\u201d said Landl.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/tobaccoreporter.com\/2022\/11\/29\/consumer-group-denounces-eu-vape-tax-proposal\/\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Vapers\u2019 Alliance (WVA) has denounced the EU\u2019s leaked plan to increase vaping taxes, according to the U.K. Vaping Industry Association. \u201cThe [EU] Commission claims that higher taxes will improve public health, but the reality is the exact opposite,\u201d said WVA Director Michael Landl. \u201cA less harmful alternative, such as vaping, must be affordable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wva-in-the-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vape Group Denounces EU Vape Tax Proposal - World Vapers&#039; 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