THE intention to tax vapes and electronic cigarettes (EC), as announced by the Finance Minister during the tabling of Budget 2022, and the Health Minister's revelation that the government would be tabling a Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill regulating all tobacco-related products including vaping devices, are greeted with both welcome relief and alarm.
Such legislation will certainly help to ensure consistency and clarity of the government's tobacco control policy. What is worrying is the plan to regularise and tax vape liquids containing nicotine.
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