{"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\/fi\/eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"EU:n tupakkaveropolitiikka uhkaa lukita tupakoitsijat tapaansa heikent\u00e4m\u00e4ll\u00e4 \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"908\">Vuotanut tarkistus Euroopan unionin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2017\/02\/09\/revision-of-the-tobacco-excise-directive-have-your-say\/\">Tupakkavalmistedirektiivi<\/a>\u00a0Kyproksen puheenjohtajakauden aikana hiljattain jaettu TED-julkaisu (TED) on her\u00e4tt\u00e4nyt uudelleen huolen siit\u00e4, ett\u00e4 Eurooppa on ajautumassa kohti ideologiavetoista politiikkaa kansanterveystulosten kustannuksella. Vaikka tarkistettu luonnos pehment\u00e4\u00e4 hieman joitakin Euroopan komission viime vuonna ehdottamia valmisteverokantoja, perusfilosofia pysyy muuttumattomana: tupakoitsijoita pyrit\u00e4\u00e4n est\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n luopumasta savukkeista kaventamalla hintaeroja palavien ja palamattomien tuotteiden v\u00e4lill\u00e4.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Kiistan ytimess\u00e4 on luonnoksen nimenomainen tavoite est\u00e4\u00e4 niin sanottu &quot;veroperusteinen korvaaminen&quot; nikotiinituotteilla. Haittojen v\u00e4hent\u00e4misen asiantuntijoille t\u00e4m\u00e4 sanamuoto on eritt\u00e4in huolestuttava. He korostavat, ett\u00e4 savukkeiden korvaaminen muilla tuotteilla ei ole ratkaistava ongelma, mutta\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/02\/study-switching-from-smoking-to-vaping-reduces-heart-disease-risk-by-34\/\">itse mekanismi<\/a>\u00a0jonka kautta tupakointiin liittyv\u00e4t kuolemat ja sairaudet v\u00e4henev\u00e4t.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Lue koko teksti <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\">t\u00e4ss\u00e4<\/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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