What a week! Sweden becomes smoke free with the help of flavoured vapes and all candidates are now canvassing for votes in the General Election. Most parties and independent candidates have launched their manifestos, which set out what they want to achieve if elected on 29th November.
It is clear that vapers need to impress on all candidates, the facts about the benefits of vaping for smokers trying to quit.
Candidates will be canvassing the electorate and it is important that we vapers ask them the relevant questions when the call.
Make your voices heard!
Click here to see the important questions candidates must answer on the future of flavoured vapes in Ireland.
Please contact your local TDs and other candidates running in the election and speak to those calling to your door make sure the understand how the flavour ban and tax increase will impact you!
Here are promises relating to vaping included in some of the manifestos.
Fianna Fáil:
- Increase the tax on e-liquid by 50c per annum meaning a bottle of e-liquid will be €25 MORE EXPENSIVE over a 5-year term.
- Wide-ranging restrictions on vaping, including BANS on flavoured and disposable vapes, as well as vaping in the workplace. They’re also proposing packaging and point of sale restrictions.
Green Party:
- A BAN on disposable vapes and new regulations on vape flavours and advertising.
- Raise excise on cigarettes and vapes.
Sinn Féin:
- Make the Bill to ban flavoured vapes “priority legislation.”
- Ban disposable vapes and regulate vape flavours, marketing, and packaging.
We will share with you other manifestos on vapes as they are launched in the coming days.
