In a letter to the Commission, according to Reuters , finance ministers from the countries write that the EU's tobacco tax law from 2011 needs to be updated. Currently, each country applies different rules and levels of excise duty, in the absence of EU regulations on e-cigarette use.
While Denmark and Finland support the proposal, Sweden has chosen not to. The initiative, led by the Netherlands, is supported by Ireland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Slovakia, Spain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Portugal.
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