EU Countries reject minimum taxes on nicotine pouches. What actually happened?
EU finance ministers failed to reach a unanimous deal on tobacco and nicotine taxes. Peter Beckett examines the compromise and what could happen next.
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EXCLUSIVE: Spain to block Tobacco Tax Directive, calling for lower rates on rolling tobacco.
Spain’s demand for a lower tax rate on rolling tobacco threatens agreement on the EU’s proposed tobacco tax directive.
Nicotine pouch bans leave multimillion-pound illegal markets thriving, report finds
A TobaccoIntelligence report examines illicit nicotine pouch markets in countries with bans and other restrictions.
8 EU countries call for "market freeze" on all nicotine products
Eight EU countries have called for a “market freeze”, banning all new products containing any form of nicotine or substances “with nicotine like properties” from entering Europe, according to a letter sent to EU Commissioner Oliver Varheyli and published by the Dutch government.
Daily smoking falls by a third as six in 10 UK vapers are former smokers
Daily smoking in the UK has fallen by almost a third since 2020, while six in 10 people who currently vape are former smokers, new figures from Action on Smoking and Health suggest.
