Besingalindela izindaba ezinhle kodwa azikhuthazi kangako ekugcineni. Sasazi ukuthi i-European Commission ibisebenzela ukukhokhiswa intela kwemikhiqizo ye-vape isikhathi eside. Namuhla, sifunda ku-IBVTA ukuthi kufanele yethule umbiko wayo ekupheleni kukaZibandlela noma ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari 2018, ikhomishana izocacisa okwamanje ukuthi kufanele yini yethulwe noma cha intela yemikhiqizo eshisayo.
Ukubambezeleka OKULULA KULANDELA IZINQUBO ZANGAPHAKATHI
Njengengxenye yokubuyekezwa kwe-Tobacco Excise Directive (2011/64/EU), i-European Commission sekunesikhathi icabanga ukwethulwa kwentela ebanzi ye-EU emikhiqizweni eshisayo. Ngokuvumelana ne Idatha ye-IBVTA (Inhlangano Ezimele yaseBrithani Vape Trade), lesi siphakamiso sisekelwe ekukhathazekeni okulula: ukuthi Amazwe Angamalungu angama-28 amukele izinhlelo zentela ezihlukene. Lokhu kungase kuthinte ukuncintisana nokusebenza kwemakethe yangaphakathi ngenkathi kukhuthaza imakethe emnyama.
Kusukela ngoNovemba 2016 kuya kuFebhuwari 2017 senzeka ukubonisana okuvulekile izakhamizi ze-European Union mayelana nentela ezosetshenziswa emikhiqizweni kagwayi, okuhlanganisa nogwayi we-electronic. Cishe Ama-90% abaphendulile babememezele ukuthi abayifuni le ntela edumile emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula.
Bekulindeleke ukuthi iKhomishana yethule umbiko wayo engxenyeni yesine yowezi-2017 kodwa kwaba nokubambezeleka okuncane. Ngakho-ke iKhomishana yacacisela i-IBVTA ukuthi ukushicilelwa kombiko kuzothatha isikhathi eside kunalokho obekulindelwe kulandelwa izinqubo zangaphakathi. Ngakho-ke umbiko ulindeleke ekupheleni kukaZibandlela noma phakathi nenyanga kaMasingana wezi-2018.
« KUNGENZEKA BENZA ISIPHAKAMISO ESIKHONSI KULONYAKA« 
Kulandela izingxoxo eziningi i-IBVTA esibe nazo neKhomishini, le nhlangano ithi " Ukuthi iKhomishana ayinakwenzeka ukwenza isiphakamiso esiphathekayo sokwethula imithetho yentela yaseYurophu emikhiqizweni ye-vaping kulo nyaka“. I-IBVTA iyacacisa “ Ukuthi ngenxa yesimo esishintsha njalo semboni kanye nemakethe, akunakwenzeka ukuhlola ngokunembile umthelela wesilinganiso esinjalo lapho kungekho idatha eyanele, okudingekayo nokho.".
Uma lesi sikhundla siqinisekiswa, kuzokhishwa umbiko ochaza lesi sizathu, ngaphambi kokuphela kwalo nyaka. IKhomishana izophinde ishicilele ucwaningo ngokubheka umbono wayo.
Umbiko olandelayo wezikhathi ezithile mayelana nokusebenza kwe-Tobacco Taxation Directive uzofaneleka ngo-2019 futhi kungenzeka ukuthi iKhomishana izogcina ukubuyekezwa kokukhokhiswa kwemikhiqizo ye-vaping ku-ajenda. Ngamanye amazwi, uma lokhu kungenziwanga ngokushesha, kufanele silindele ukubona i-European Commission ibuyela kulesi sihloko esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
Umthombo : Ibvta.org.uk
