EC comparing tax on ecigs versus cigarettes

[robby]

www.irishtimes.com/business/health-pharma/european-commission-considers-taxing-electronic-cigarettes-1.2108889

[Deleted]

Here we go, the real reason the anti campaign has been mobilised. Justification to tax heavily because it's bad for us. Despite evidence to the contrary.

[crystal]

What happens if you use NO nic eliquid?

Just a thought

[Ron]

www.clivebates.com/?p=2876

Clive is on the warpath

[genguskhan]

At the end of the day we all new it would come down the fact that how much money they could tax us. ‘fiscal deaths’ is right, Smoke or Vape, we'll be taxed to death. I must look at mixing and a new freezer.

[robby]

I dont think it`s that cut and dried, they have to prove ecigs are harmful really, that was their justification for taxing the ciggies. Going by that logic, they should be giving us all some sort of rebate for helping to keep peeps out of hospital

[toots]

Well well well - one of the discussions in their agenda (pdf) file says it all really:

Do you experience problems in your Member State because E-cigarettes and other (new) nicotine containing products are currently not excisable products? (E.g. in terms of decrease of revenue, distortion of competition, lack of regulation, health issues etc.

pdf file

[sleedale]

So.....they're going to levy the same tax on NRT products as tobacco then? no, though not

[robby]

Feb 19, 2015 13:20:03 GMT sleedale said:

So.....they're going to levy the same tax on NRT products as tobacco then? no, though not

A very good point sleedale

[toots]

Feb 19, 2015 13:20:03 GMT sleedale said:

So.....they're going to levy the same tax on NRT products as tobacco then? no, though not

Course not, the nicotine in NRT's is a medicinal nicotine product, not an e-cig nicotine product - so that's the BIG difference - yeah right

[ukipper]

Looks like I'll be going back to my imported baccy, thanks EU

[thegrumpyvaper]

UKIP weigh in on the issue.

Guaranteed to grab a few votes this year, eh?

[reddragon]

This has angered me so much I have emailed my MP & MEP'S , I would suggest that others think of doing the same. Meanwhile I am looking at stocking up on nic

[robby]

Feb 19, 2015 14:44:27 GMT thegrumpyvaper said:

UKIP weigh in on the issue.

Guaranteed to grab a few votes this year, eh?

and why not there`s 2,000,000 of us out there