According to Prensa Latina on December 11, the Austrian authorities plan to introduce new taxes on vapes to bring more money to the state treasury. Currently, vapes and their cartridges are subject to only 20% sales tax in Austria, without tobacco tax. In contrast, traditional cigarettes are subject to 60% tobacco tax. Hannes Hofer, director […]
Read MoreAccording to Infomoney on November 12, the Brazilian Consumer Protection and Defense Foundation (Procon-SP) has officially sent a request to Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) to explain the advertising problems on the platform. The agency asked for detailed information on the specific operations of these social media platforms in suspending advertisements involving […]
Read moreAccording to Gazeta on November 7, Yana Lantratova, the first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Education Committee, submitted a letter to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, suggesting that “scary” warning patterns similar to cigarettes be affixed to vapes. The letter mentioned that this move is to prevent vapes from forming a positive image […]
Read moreRecently, British American Tobacco Malaysia released its third-quarter performance report for 2024. The company’s overall product sales increased by 3.3% year-on-year; operating income increased by 0.5% year-on-year to US$130 million; net profit increased by 14% year-on-year to US$15.5 million. The company’s performance growth is mainly attributed to the optimization of its product portfolio and the […]
Read moreBritish American Tobacco (BAT) plans to launch vapes using synthetic nicotine in South Korea this month, but the plan has encountered obstacles, according to Hankyung on November 3. The reason is that the convenience store industry and large vape distributors said there is a lack of legal basis for synthetic nicotine tobacco, so they refused to […]
Read moreAccording to Bernama, the Ministry of Health of Malaysia announced on November 4 that a total of 190 companies producing smoking products and vapes/steam cigarettes have registered their products with the Ministry of Health (MOH), including 147 vape companies. Malaysian Health Minister Datuk Seri Zulkifli Ahmad said that in order to meet the requirements of the […]
Read moreIn 2024, Trump was re-elected as US president, and this news has attracted widespread attention and discussion around the world. The vape industry has been in the spotlight for the past few years, and what impact might Trump’s re-election have on the industry? Let’s take a deeper look. During Trump’s first term, he made several important […]
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