Recently, the Local Government Association (LGA) in the United Kingdom has urged the government to decrease the value-added tax on electronic cigarette products from 20% to 5%, to standardize rates with conventional products such as nicotine gum and patches.
The Local Government Association (LGA), representing the councils of England and Wales, has stated that current legislation only permits a 5% tax rate on "smoking cessation products." The association added that given existing scientific evidence that these products do indeed assist people in quitting smoking, the 5% tax rate should be implemented.
David Fothergill, Chairman of the LGA Community Wellbeing Committee, stated, "Increasing evidence suggests that e-cigarettes, like other smoking cessation products, are an important tool in helping people quit smoking, thereby reducing the burden of severe illnesses and deaths, and easing the pressure on health and care services.
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