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6 p.m. news - Electronic cigarette: should France tax vapes?

As part of the vote on the 2025 budget, an amendment proposes to tax vaping products. Addictologists are protesting against this proposal: according to Nicolas Franchitto, head of the addiction department at the Toulouse University Hospital (Haute-Garonne), consumers could turn to smoking, and vapers could create their own mixtures for their electronic cigarettes, which is dangerous. It is a tax that gently makes people cringe. First, among electronic cigarette sellers, worried about their business. But also among health professionals, for other reasons. As part of the vote on the budget, an amendment proposes to create "a tax dedicated to vaping products". Its introduction could cause the p... [Read more]

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