Last December, we taught you same here that the European Commission was delaying its report on the taxation of vaping products in January. According to information from a German daily newspaper, the famous report should soon tell us that the European Union does not plan to tax electronic cigarettes before 2019. Good news for the vaping market which remains in full expansion.
NO WORRIES ! E-CIGARETTE SHOULD NOT BE TAXED BEFORE 2019
Remember the open consultation of the European Union that was offered last year or more than 90% of respondents stated that they did not want taxes on vaping products. Well today, it seems like good news is looming for the electronic cigarette which should not suffer from European taxes before 2019.
As the German media reveals " Stuttgarter-nachrichten“, The European Commission does not seem willing to put in place vaping taxes until it has reviewed these tax plans no earlier than 2019.
According to the information provided, it would be too early for a tax proposal because there is too little data on this relatively young market. The Commission makes it clear that it is “difficult to predict how the market will develop in the future”And that there is too little clarity on the potential“ harmfulness ”of the vapor emitted. The report would indicate that " careful approach Of the tax issue on the electronic cigarette is desirable.
A DECISION WHICH DOES NOT PROTECT FROM A NATIONAL TAX!
However, the danger remains very present! On the one hand, the European Commission is ultimately only pushing the deadline back to 2019 and on the other hand this decision does not protect the vaping industry in the face of potential national taxation. Indeed, several countries like Italy have recently decided to tax e-liquids and it is not said that others will not follow in the near future.
Clearly, with such a decision, the vape has probably won a battle but the war continues to rage and only the future will tell us if it will be taxed or not.
