View on the UKVIA website here: https://ukvia.co.uk/vaping-industry-shunned-yet-again-by-the-government/. Press Release Vaping industry shunned yet again by the government April 2024 The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) has today expressed its shock and dismay at the Tobacco and Vape Bill Committee’s decision not to invite the vaping industry or vapers to give evidence, calling it “fundamentally undemocratic.” Last week, the political website Guido Fawkes reported its surprise at seeing that the 16-member committee contained no MPs who voted against it. The make-up of the Bill’s committ ..read more

Visit the NNA (New Nicotine Alliance) website: https://nnalliance.org/nnanews/news/399-a-guide-on-responding-to-the-government-consultation-on-its-vape-tax-proposals. Press Release A guide on responding to the government consultation on its vape tax proposals There are 4 weeks left for the government consultation on its draconian vape tax proposals. The NNA has produced a guide on how to make a submission. Please read, respond, and share. Key facts: Consultation closing date: May 29, 2024 Via template form or written comments Responses to be emailed to vapingproductsduty@hmrc.gov.uk Your res ..read more

Dispergo Vaping aren’t one to rest on their laurels and they are back with another addition to the Unreal e-liquid range – with Unreal Ice! Founded in 2019 and based out of Oxfordshire, Dispergo Vaping was created by two lifelong friends after they had been asked by different vape stores to create e-liquid lines for them. This came after the creation of the Jack Rabbit Desserts e-liquid range in 2015, which was an absolute smash hit. All Dispergo Vaping e-liquids are created in-house to create authentic, complex flavour blends with options to suit everyone. They are manufactured to the highes ..read more

The RCP (Royal College of Physicians) has published a report on the role of vapes in harm reduction. You can view the report here: “E-cigarettes and Harm Reduction: An evidence review“. The link above takes you to an introduction page and at the bottom are the links for downloading the actual reports. The Report The introduction page states that the report investigates how vapes can be used in smoking cessation whilst also tackling the issue of underage vaping. Also those who have never smoked are being discouraged from vaping. Inside the report are over 50 recommendations in various areas ..read more

The No Vape Tax campaign has been launched today! You can visit it here https://novapetax.uk/. It is a joint collaboration between the NNA (New Nicotine Alliance) and Vapers.org.uk. As you may be aware, a proposed tax on vapes was announced in the UK Spring Budget – we cover it in a previous article here. You can read the full Budget statement here. What Does That Mean For Vapers? So basically there will be a tax on e-liquid to be introduced in 2026. 0 Nicotine / Nicotine Free e-liquid – will be taxed at £1 per 10ml. 0.1-10.9mg Nicotine e-liquid – will be taxed at £2 per 10ml. 11mg o ..read more

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Today the UK Government published their Tobacco & Vapes bill 2024 and it is not great news for vapers. However as it stands this still has to be passed through parliament and further consultation and analysis are apparently to be held. In the document the government say about the implementation… “Introduction of regulations on vaping to Parliament are dependent on the successful passage of the bill and those restrictions being subject to further consultation and analysis ahead of introduction. Any timeline on future restrictions will also reflect the need for industry to have time to imp ..read more

Press Release Vape industry reacts to Tobacco and Vapes Bill On Wednesday 20th March, the Government will introduce the Tobacco and Vapes Bill to Parliament. The Bill was announced by the government is its response to a consultation last Autumn and comes after separate legislation that will ban single use vapes from April next year. A further announcement that liquid used in refillable vapes and prefilled pods will be subject to a duty of up to £3 per 10ml came in the Spring Budget. As well as banning the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after on or after 1 January 2009, the Tobacco an ..read more

The New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) have published their response to the announcement of a UK Vape tax in last week’s Spring Budget. I have copied and pasted their response in full below. The Chancellor’s vape tax is wrong in principle and childlike in application Created: 11 March 2024 It is difficult to know where to start describing the fundamental flaws behind the new vape tax proposal announced in last week’s budget. UNDERMINES THE GOVERNMENT’S SWAP TO STOP CAMPAIGN There is a complete lack of joined-up thinking in the government spending tax receipts on encouraging smokers to quit by handin ..read more

As covered in my previous article, the UK government are to introduce a vape tax – otherwise known as the “Vaping Products Duty” in 2026. A public consultation has been launched which will gather views on the tax proposals and their structure. I urge all UK vapers and those in the vape industry – especially retailers – to take part and help amend this extortionate policy to something more suitable. As a principle the addition of tax is understandable. But I think the level of taxation is far too heavy and – to put it mildly – it is greedy. Personally I believe taxing a 10ml or under e-liquid ..read more