{"id":13479,"date":"2024-07-26T08:34:26","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T08:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/canary-islands-to-hike-tax-on-vapes-in-2025-budget\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T16:09:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T16:09:44","slug":"canary-islands-to-hike-tax-on-vapes-in-2025-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearingtheair.eu\/en\/post\/canary-islands-to-hike-tax-on-vapes-in-2025-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Canary Islands to hike tax on vapes in 2025 budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Canary Islands is to increase tax on vapes and vaping products in its 2025 budget. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The region\u2019s finance minister Matilde Asi\u00e1n made the announcement during a parliamentary committee session.<\/p>\n

The move follows the 2024 budget, where the Canary Islands (Tenerife, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria) became the first region in Spain to impose a tax of \u20ac0.10 per millilitre on e-liquids, regardless of nicotine content. <\/p>\n

Asi\u00e1n said the government is committed to protecting public health, and hopes there will soon be a mandate for similar taxation across Europe.<\/p>\n

\u2018Deceptive gateways\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Melodie Mendoza of the ASG (Gomera Socialist Party) labelled vapes as “deceptive gateways to tobacco use among adolescents,” saying they are often designed to resemble toys with sweet flavours. <\/p>\n

However, vaping advocates say this view goes against a recent review of evidence<\/a> published in the Harm Reduction Journal that concludes vape use does not act as a gateway to teens taking up smoking.<\/a>  <\/p>\n

Mendoza said she agrees with the Ministry of Health’s recent moves to regulate vapes in a similar way to traditional tobacco products, saying that vapes pose health risks such as lung-related issues.<\/p>\n

This is despite a recent compelling study in Sweden – which has one of the world\u2019s lowest smoking rates – showing that nicotine does not cause tobacco-related disease.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mendoza stressed that using vapes could cause habits, especially among children, but wrongly added that there is a \u2018lack of solid evidence\u2019 supporting vapes as effective tools for quitting smoking. <\/p>\n

She argued for the potential benefits of increasing the tax on vapes, including it having deterrent effect and additional revenue for healthcare services.<\/p>\n

Tighter smoking and vaping regulations<\/strong><\/p>\n

In April, the Canary Islands – an autonomous community in Spain – proposed a tightening of its smoking regulations, including a ban on lighting cigarettes in the outdoor terraces of bars and restaurants. <\/p>\n

The popular tourist destination also wants to prohibit the sale of single-use vapes that are non-biodegradable and restrict the marketing of all vapes.<\/p>\n

The regional authority is said to be requesting firm financial planning to ensure the success of suggested measures, along with a national rule for applying anti-smoking rules uniformly throughout Spain. <\/p>\n

There is no clear time scale for the proposals as they have yet to be agreed by the government.<\/p>\n

The suggested rule change comes as anti-tourism sentiment is growing in the Spanish archipelagos due to strains on local infrastructures to meet tourism demands.<\/p>\n

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