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Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
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Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
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Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
DPA Breaking News
Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
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Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
DPA
Germany's Finance Ministry has revoked controversial rules for packaging of shisha tobacco which saw fierce backlash as well as some retailers going bankrupt. The government originally introduced the new regulation in 2022 to clamp down on tax evasion, which was seen as a frequent problem in shisha bars. Bars were buying large packages which they sold divided into small portions. The government pointed to this as tax evasion in the majority of cases, as they paid less tax than they should have when selling in portions. Despite fines by customs officials, the practice continued to be profitable...
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Run, don't walk to stock up on Zyn nicotine pouches, which will now be a lot harder to find. Nationwide sales were suspended after a subpoena was issued by the Washington, D.C., attorney general related to whether the company had been complying with the District's ban on flavored nicotine products. "A preliminary company investigation found that there have been sales of flavored nicotine pouch products in Washington, D.C., Philip Morris [International] said," reports The Wall Street Journal. "Most of these sales were associated with some online sales platforms and independent retailers, the co...
Reason
Washington (AFP) - President Joe Biden's government on Friday said it was taking more time to consider a ban on menthol cigarettes, amid fears it could alienate Black voters in a tough election year. The Food and Drug Administration began working on a proposal that classifies menthol as a flavor -- and thus lead to its prohibition -- in 2021, and the rule was supposed to have been finalized last year. Health secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement the matter "has garnered historic attention and the public comment period has yielded an immense amount of feedback, including from various e...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - E-cigarette sales in the United States spiked between 2020 and 2022, especially among flavors that appeal to youth users, according to a study from health authorities released Thursday. Overall e-cigarette monthly unit sales went up nearly 47 percent from the start of 2020 to the end of 2022, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found. In January 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic reached the United States, 15.5 million e-cigarettes were sold, while 22.7 million units were sold in December 2022, the study said. The hike was especially prono...
AFP
Washington (AFP) - British American Tobacco has agreed to pay more than $600 million to settle charges it sold cigarette materials to North Korea for years in violation of US sanctions, the US Justice Department announced Tuesday. In the most severe action ever taken by US authorities against a company for breaking North Korea sanctions, BAT's Singapore subsidiary also agreed to plead guilty to felony charges of bank fraud and sanctions-breaking. The Justice Department said that over 2007-2017, BAT operated a web of front and shell companies to supply North Korea cigarette makers. The company ...
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