Tobacco products in the EU will be taxed further

Tobacco stumps / Flickr / ThEGREATLiE / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Tobacco stumps / Flickr /  ThEGREATLiE / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The revision of the Tobacco Directive in the EU will be accepted in March. Tobacco products in the EU will be further taxed.

This legislation will require all packs to carry a health warning covering 65 percent of their surface. E-cigarettes would be regulated, either as medicinal products, if they make quit claims, or as tobacco products. A ban on advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products is also planned.

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