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Cyprus wants to simplify EU nicotine tax - but white snus will pay the bill

The EU's planned new nicotine taxes will affect Swedish users differently. The cost of nicotine e-liquid could remain unchanged - while nicotine pouches risk significant tax increases.

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Left-wing coalition mobilises for tougher EU rules against smokeless nicotine

The Socialist Group in the European Parliament wants to take control of the upcoming EU legislation on nicotine. Now the centre-left coalition is mobilising to secure a key role in tightening rules and raising taxes on smoke-free...

Taxpayers pressures government in nicotine tax battle

“Swedish snus users should not have to pay SEK 70 for a can of white snus” This is the opinion of the Taxpayers' Association, which is now entering the debate on the EU's proposal for a new tax on smokeless...

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Banning line reversed in EU - no common position yet for COP11

The EU has still not managed to find a common position for the WHO meeting on the tobacco convention that starts next week.

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Snus giant: "Boycott champagne and don't holiday in France"

Boycott Champagne and don't go to France on holiday. That's the message from the Swedish Haypp Group, which runs Snusbolaget, Sweden's largest retailer of snus and nicotine pouches.

Government takes on the EU - challenging France's ban

The Swedish government halts the French ban on nicotine pouches. At least temporarily. After Kammarkollegiet proposed a strong protest due to apparent barriers to trade in the EU area, the government is now going ahead and submitting...

Shops better at checking age when buying nicotine - "But not enough"

Better but far from enough. That was the message when the Swedish Snus Manufacturers' Association presented its new report on how the supervision and execution of age controls for smokeless nicotine products are carried out in Sweden.

Big question marks over EU tax on nicotine pouches - "counterproductive"

"That the EU would step in and more than quintuple the tax on white snus is astonishing, counterproductive and unthinkable." said Jesper Skalberg Karlsson, member of the Social Affairs Committee, regarding persistent rumours about the European Commission's plans for nicotine pouches.