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Brussel, 16 januari 2026 \u2013 Een uitgelekt ontwerp van de herziene tabaksaccijnsrichtlijn (TED) van de Europese Raad, zoals gemeld door De lucht klaren<\/a>, Uit de cijfers blijkt dat de belastingtarieven op e-sigaretten, nicotinezakjes en verhitte tabak iets lager liggen dan in het plan dat de Europese Commissie afgelopen zomer presenteerde, maar dat de algemene boodschap ongewijzigd blijft. De EU wil minder schadelijke alternatieven nog steeds bijna op dezelfde manier behandelen als sigaretten en stelt inkomsten boven de volksgezondheid.<\/p>\n

Michael Landl, directeur van de World Vapers' Alliance, zei:<\/p>\n

\u201c"Ze hebben weliswaar een kleine stap teruggezet wat de cijfers betreft, maar de richting is nog steeds volkomen verkeerd. Nicotinegebruikers worden behandeld als geldmachines. Iets lagere tarieven veranderen niets aan het feit dat dit plan ervoor zorgt dat mensen blijven roken en dat degenen die proberen te stoppen worden gestraft met minder schadelijke alternatieven."\u201d
\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Het meest schokkende is de eigen erkenning van de Raad in het ontwerp: "Deze aanpak is ook bedoeld om door belastingen ingegeven substitutie tussen producten te ontmoedigen."\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201c"Dit betekent dat Brussel expliciet wil voorkomen dat rokers overstappen op e-sigaretten, pouches of verhitte tabak. Het ontwerp van de Raad stelt dat rokers sigaretten moeten blijven roken, zelfs als ze niet kunnen stoppen. Dit is het tegenovergestelde van schadebeperking. Het doel van belastingheffing moet zijn om mensen naar minder schadelijke alternatieven te leiden, niet om ze te blokkeren."\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Landl voegde eraan toe.<\/em><\/p>\n

Volgens het herziene ontwerp zouden belastingen op e-vloeistoffen, nicotinezakjes en verhitte tabak nog steeds een groot deel van het prijsverschil met sigaretten wegnemen, ook al liggen sommige bedragen lager dan in eerdere versies. Dat betekent dat overstappen minder aantrekkelijk wordt, vooral voor mensen met een lager inkomen die het meest te lijden hebben onder de gevolgen van roken en de behoefte aan betaalbare alternatieven het grootst hebben.<\/p>\n

De World Vapers' Alliance roept de EU-lidstaten op het huidige ontwerp af te wijzen en te eisen dat er een echte strategie voor schadebeperking komt via de belastingheffing. Dat betekent een veel lagere of geen accijns op e-sigaretten, nicotinezakjes en verhitte tabak in vergelijking met sigaretten, zodat rokers een sterke financi\u00eble reden hebben om over te stappen.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Brussels, 16 January 2026 \u2013 A leaked draft of the European Council\u2019s updated Tobacco Excise Directive (TED), reported by Clearing the Air, shows that tax rates on vaping products, nicotine pouches, and heated tobacco are slightly lower than in last summer\u2019s plan presented by the European Commission, but that the overall message remains unchanged. 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