{"id":6398,"date":"2025-06-11T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T16:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6398"},"modified":"2025-08-08T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T16:05:28","slug":"brussels-to-raise-tax-on-vapes-pouches-and-iqos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/eu\/brussels-to-raise-tax-on-vapes-pouches-and-iqos\/","title":{"rendered":"BRUSSELS TO RAISE TAX ON VAPES, POUCHES AND IQOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The European Commission is planning to require massive tax hikes on vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products like iQOS, according to a leaked impact assessment seen by Clearing the Air.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the planned measures, which Clearing the Air understands is to be announced before the EU\u2019s summer break in August, the price of a 10ml bottle of e-liquid would increase by at least \u20ac3,60 over four years. This would be halved for lower strength liquids, penalising the heaviest smokers trying to quit.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission claims it\u2019s all about health: 700,000 tobacco deaths a year, a \u201cTobacco-Free Generation\u201d goal, and cancer prevention.<\/p>\n<p>But behind the smoke screen of public health, officials admit the new taxes would bring in billions in fresh revenue \u2014 while also hitting small vape shops, cross-border shoppers, and Europe\u2019s poorest smokers hardest.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full text <a href=\"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/en\/post\/exclusive-brussels-to-raise-tax-on-vapes-pouches-and-iqos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Commission is planning to require massive tax hikes on vapes, pouches and heated tobacco products like iQOS, according to a leaked impact assessment seen by Clearing the Air. 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