By the voice of his parliamentarian Renate Hufkens, the party "Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie "Whose main claim is the independence of Flanders has just started an offensive to prevent young people from using the electronic cigarette.
E-CIGARETTE: TAXES, PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING AND E-LIQUIDS NICOTINES AROMATISES!
For this, Renate Hufkens wants to increase taxes on this product, limit advertising and prohibit liquid nicotine flavored, explain our Dutch-speaking colleagues Mediahuis group. " Studies have shown that the increase in excise duties on tobacco has an effect on the number of smokers, especially among young people. We can logically extend this line for the e-cigarette ", Explain Renate Hufkens.
The office of the Minister of Finance Johan Van Overtveldt is working on this point. " To be clear: there is already VAT paid on the e-cigarette », Explains one. NWe wanted to wait for a European framework for excise. Now we have to organize on excise tax at the Belgian level ". Hufkens also advocates the ban on flavored liquid nicotine, as they make the product attractive to those who still smoked. She also wants the e-cigarette to emerge as a healthy alternative to smoking.
Source : Sudinfo.be
