{"id":6817,"date":"2026-02-21T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T15:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/?p=6817"},"modified":"2026-02-23T10:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T15:22:04","slug":"consumer-groups-urge-sweden-to-veto-eu-nicotine-tax-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldvapersalliance.com\/sv\/consumer-groups-urge-sweden-to-veto-eu-nicotine-tax-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Konsumentorganisationer uppmanar Sverige att l\u00e4gga in sitt veto mot EU:s f\u00f6rslag till nikotinskatt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Konsumentorganisationer som representerar anv\u00e4ndare av vape- och nikotinp\u00e5sar i hela Europa har uppmanat den svenska regeringen att avvisa en\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapebusiness.biz\/leaked-eu-tax-draft-aims-to-stop-smokers-switching-to-vaping-vape-advocates-warn\/\">f\u00f6reslagen EU-kompromiss om harmoniserad nikotinbeskattning<\/a>, och varnar f\u00f6r att det skulle kunna undergr\u00e4va skademinskning och driva konsumenter tillbaka till r\u00f6kning.<\/p>\n<p>I ett \u00f6ppet brev undertecknat av nio konsumentdrivna grupper, inklusive World Vapers&#039; Alliance, EU4Snus och Consumer Choice Centre, uppmanade organisationerna Sverige att \u2019s\u00e4ga nej till den kompromiss som nu diskuteras i r\u00e5det\u201c och \u201dut\u00f6va vetor\u00e4tten\u201c om det beh\u00f6vs.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>P\u00e5verkan p\u00e5 r\u00f6kfria alternativ<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Grupperna sa att m\u00e5nga av deras medlemmar f\u00f6rlitar sig p\u00e5 e-cigaretter och nikotinp\u00e5sar f\u00f6r att f\u00f6rbli r\u00f6kfria och varnade f\u00f6r att h\u00f6gre skatter p\u00e5 dessa produkter skulle minska det ekonomiska incitamentet att byta fr\u00e5n cigaretter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOm prisskillnaden mellan cigaretter och r\u00f6kfria alternativ minskar, minskar ocks\u00e5 ett viktigt incitament f\u00f6r m\u00e5nga att f\u00f6rbli r\u00f6kfria\u201d, st\u00e5r det i brevet.<\/p>\n<p>De kritiserade ocks\u00e5 formuleringen i kompromisstexten som h\u00e4nvisar till att \u201cundvika beskattning som leder till att konsumenter byter fr\u00e5n cigaretter till andra produkter\u201d och h\u00e4vdade att detta aktivt skulle avskr\u00e4cka r\u00f6kare fr\u00e5n att \u00f6verg\u00e5 till alternativ med l\u00e4gre risk.<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e4s hela texten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vapebusiness.biz\/sweden-veto-eu-nicotine-tax-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">h\u00e4r<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer organisations representing vape and nicotine pouch users across Europe have urged the Swedish government to reject a\u00a0proposed EU compromise on harmonised nicotine taxation, warning it could undermine harm reduction and drive consumers back to smoking. 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