No vaping crackdown in next week's Budget as levy on disposable e-cigarettes is ruled out

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No vaping crackdown in next week's Budget as levy on disposable e-cigarettes is ruled out
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🔴 Jeremy Hunt has rejected calls from health officials to introduce a new levy on single use vapes in next week’s Budget, theipaper can reveal

that despite calls from officials in the health department, a new levy will not be included in what is expected to be a slimmed down Budget on 15 March.The news will be greeted with disappointment by campaign groups, however, who have long been warning about the rapid increase in young people taking up vaping.

“Adult smokers find vaping useful in helping them quit, and that’s something we support. However, in the light of the recent increase in child vaping, Government action is urgently needed to tighten regulation and increase enforcement,” Ms Arnott added.

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