EU public consultation on tobacco taxation begins
April 7, 2021 6:40 pm Leave your thoughtsThe European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather views of all stakeholders regarding the taxation of tobacco products.
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Differential taxation and heated tobacco products: Do lower excise taxes guarantee higher profits?
March 25, 2021 6:09 pm Leave your thoughtsIn this article we address the impact of different cost structures among competing categories of tobacco products.
European Commission expected to revise tobacco excise Directive
March 2, 2021 3:19 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Council of Europe has asked the European Commission to review Directive 2011/64/EU ("Tobacco Tax Directive") in order to upgrade the regulatory framework of the internal market by harmonizing definitions and tax treatments of novel products, such as liquid for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products.
Another Canadian province taxes vapor products
December 30, 2020 6:00 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador introduces a vapor products tax effective 1 January 2021
Colorado voters approve tax on vapor products
November 5, 2020 8:56 pm Leave your thoughtsVoters in Colorado approved Proposition EE which will introduce an excise tax on e-cigarettes and other vaping products beginning in 2021.
Are they ignoring the evidence?
June 16, 2020 8:27 pm Leave your thoughtsDespite all the evidence that vaping is far less harmful to health than smoking politicians and regulators continue to advocate taxes on vapor products. Does that make sense?