Cigarette industry warns EU against using taxes to puff up budget revenue

Cigarette industry warns EU against using taxes to puff up budget revenue

Big Tobacco argues that extra taxes will push up black market trade, but not everyone agrees.

HMRC tobacco duty gap sparks regulation debate

HMRC research into the tobacco duty gap has lead to ASH criticising the industry over regulation warnings

There is a democratic deficit at the heart of EU policy making - Brussels Report

By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance As the World Conference on Tobacco Control unfolded in Dublin this week, a powerful visual protest captured a fundamental injustice: consumers, the very people most affected by tobacco policies, remain systematically excluded from global decision-making. The “Voices Unheard – Consumers Matter!” campaign featured a light show illuminating the conference centre and a silent protest with tape…