{"id":17288,"date":"2024-06-27T08:48:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T08:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/sweden-reduces-price-of-snus-by-20-per-cent\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T12:07:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T12:07:57","slug":"sweden-reduces-price-of-snus-by-20-per-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/de\/post\/sweden-reduces-price-of-snus-by-20-per-cent\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden reduces price of snus by 20 per cent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Swedish Parliament has agreed to lower the tax on snus by 20 per cent. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, tax on cigarettes, cigarillos, smoking tobacco and other tobacco will rise by nine per cent. <\/p>\n

The Riksdag – the highest decision-making assembly in Sweden – approved the bill on Monday, with the new taxes coming into force on November 1. <\/p>\n

Sweden a \u2018trailblazer in harm reduction\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Global health advocacy group Smoke Free Sweden applauded the move, saying: \u201cIt is great to see Sweden continuing to be a trailblazer when it comes to tobacco harm reduction.\u201d <\/p>\n

Snus, pronounced \u2018snoos\u2019, has been banned in the EU since 1992, but Sweden negotiated an exemption when it joined in 1995.<\/p>\n

Today, one in seven people in the Nordic country reportedly use the smokeless nicotine product, which comes loose or in pouches and is placed between the upper lip and gum.<\/p>\n

Soon to be \u2018smoke-free\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be considered smoke-free, a country must have less than five per cent smokers, and currently, only 5.2 per cent of people in Sweden light up. This compares to 15 per cent in 2005.<\/p>\n

Swedish health minister Jakob Forssmed said in November that introducing a smoking ban in restaurants in 2005 and then at outdoor restaurants and public places in 2019 is a major factor behind the decline.<\/p>\n

But he added: \u2018Many Swedes also say that switching to snus helped them stop smoking.\u2019<\/p>\n

Nicotine does not cause tobacco-related disease<\/strong><\/p>\n

The latest tax reduction follows a landmark report – \u2018No Smoke, Less Harm\u2019<\/a> – that proves nicotine use does not lead to tobacco-related disease, making it a powerful tool in smoking cessation.<\/p>\n

The study showed that Sweden has dramatically lower rates of tobacco-related deaths and health issues than other European nations – despite similar levels of nicotine intake.<\/p>\n

In Sweden, one in four adults use nicotine daily, the same as across Europe. However, the country reports a massive 41 per cent lower incidence of lung cancer and fewer than HALF the tobacco-related deaths of 24 out of 26 of its European peers. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Adoption of smokeless nicotine products<\/strong><\/p>\n

This stark contrast is attributed to the widespread adoption of smoke-free nicotine products such as snus, nicotine pouches and vapes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis distinction between smoking and the use of smokeless products is crucial,\u201d says Dr. Karl Fagerstr\u00f6m, a public health expert and contributor to the report.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile nicotine is addictive, it does not cause the serious diseases associated with smoking. Our findings support a shift in focus from cessation to substitution with less harmful alternatives for those unable to stop completely.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What does affect consumers\u2019 health, the report says, is how nicotine is consumed. While using alternative products such as snus does not pose a significant risk, smoking is linked with a high incidence of death and disease.<\/p>\n

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