European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette makers’ new zero-tobacco heat sticks, moving to close the loopholes they were designed to exploit just months after their launch.
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NAM Implications:
- The key is the need for the ‘introduction of evidence-based regulation and appropriate excise taxes’…
- …from both sides, supplier and government.
- The issue is how long it could take to gather sufficient evidence that would convince either side.
- Meanwhile, wise to move slowly and carefully…
