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NNA Chair Louise Ross, an expert on smoking cessation for nearly two decades, comments, “Putting a higher tax on stronger e-liquids completely misses the point that the more heavily dependent smokers will need stronger liquid to stay smoke-free. This will include people with poor mental health, people on benefits, people living in disadvantaged communities and those with challenging lives. Higher taxes will keep them smoking.|author=[[New Nicotine Alliance]]|source=https://mailchi.mp/nnalliance/media-release-a-tax-on-vaping-liquids|title=News email}}For information on how to respond please follow the advice of your local advocacy organisation, or the NNA email above. | NNA Chair Louise Ross, an expert on smoking cessation for nearly two decades, comments, “Putting a higher tax on stronger e-liquids completely misses the point that the more heavily dependent smokers will need stronger liquid to stay smoke-free. This will include people with poor mental health, people on benefits, people living in disadvantaged communities and those with challenging lives. Higher taxes will keep them smoking.|author=[[New Nicotine Alliance]]|source=https://mailchi.mp/nnalliance/media-release-a-tax-on-vaping-liquids|title=News email}}For information on how to respond please follow the advice of your local advocacy organisation, or the NNA email above. | ||
*Please see this news item for information on how to respond: [[Tobacco Harm Reduction News#UK Vaping Products Duty Public Consultation Launched|Tobacco Harm Reduction News: UK Vaping tax and how to respond]] | *Please see this news item for information on how to respond: [[Tobacco Harm Reduction News#UK Vaping Products Duty Public Consultation Launched|Tobacco Harm Reduction News: UK Vaping tax and how to respond]] | ||
*You can learn more about taxing vapor products [https://safernicotine.wiki/mediawiki/index.php/ENDS_Taxes here]. | |||
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