{"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\/nl_nl\/eu-tobacco-tax-policy-risks-locking-smokers-into-their-habit-by-undermining-harm-reduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Het EU-beleid inzake tabaksbelasting dreigt rokers aan hun gewoonte te binden door hun positie te ondermijnen\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"908\">Een uitgelekte herziening van de Europese Unie\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2017\/02\/09\/revision-of-the-tobacco-excise-directive-have-your-say\/\">Richtlijn inzake accijnzen op tabak<\/a>\u00a0Het TED-rapport, dat onlangs onder het Cypriotische voorzitterschap is verspreid, heeft de bezorgdheid aangewakkerd dat Europa afglijdt naar een ideologisch gedreven beleid ten koste van de volksgezondheid. Hoewel het herziene ontwerp enkele van de accijnstarieven die de Europese Commissie vorig jaar voorstelde enigszins versoepelt, blijft de onderliggende filosofie ongewijzigd: rokers ontmoedigen om over te stappen van sigaretten door de prijsverschillen tussen brandbare en niet-brandbare producten te verkleinen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">De kern van de controverse ligt in het expliciete doel van het wetsontwerp om wat het &quot;door belastingen gedreven substitutie&quot; noemt, te voorkomen. Voor experts op het gebied van schadebeperking is die formulering zeer verontrustend. Substitutie van sigaretten naar andere producten is geen probleem dat opgelost moet worden, benadrukken zij, maar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapingpost.com\/2022\/12\/02\/study-switching-from-smoking-to-vaping-reduces-heart-disease-risk-by-34\/\">het mechanisme zelf<\/a>\u00a0waardoor het aantal sterfgevallen en ziekten als gevolg van roken wordt verminderd.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"1280\">Lees de volledige tekst <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\">hier<\/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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