EuroHealthNet responds to consultation on tobacco taxation: excise duties for manufactured tobacco products
Responding to a consultation on updates to excise duties for manufactured tobacco products, EuroHealthNet expressed its strong support for a comprehensive and ambitious revision of the EU Tobacco Excise Directive. The measure is an essential step to reduce consumption, particularly among young people, and to generate revenues that can be reinvested in health and prevention.
Excise duties on tobacco products are an essential tool to reduce consumption, particularly among young people, and to generate revenues that can be reinvested in health and prevention.
EuroHealthNet's consultation response lays out why ambitious action is necessary and provides recommendations for the updated tobacco legislation to maximise health gain and prevent loopholes.
EuroHealthNet also expresses concerns about delays to the revision of EU tobacco legislation, especially at a time when novel products are rapidly reshaping the market.
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Reducing tobacco and nicotine-based products consumption
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