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PETALING JAYA: Industry players have been calling for the e-cigarette and vape industry to be regulated while tobacco control groups think it should be banned as long as there is no law governing it. Harm Reduction Association programme director Samsul Kamal Arifin Mohd Basir said it made no sense for the government to impose an excise duty of 40 sen per ml on the nicotine-free liquid used in e-cigarettes while those with nicotine remain banned. “Most, if not all, of the vape e-liquid sold in the local market contain nicotine. “The amount of duty on the liquid is similar to the tax imposed on a stick of cigarette that contains both tobacco and nicotine. ....
PETALING JAYA: The taxes levied on cigarettes and tobacco products at all duty-free islands and zones is the right move as it will reduce demand for these products, say anti-smoking groups. Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) coordinator for tobacco control and Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control secretary-general Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah said the taxes imposed are “long overdue”. “Malaysia is a party to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control that requires countries that signed on to implement the requirements under the convention. The convention requires the country to implement demand and supply reduction strategies. “One of the ways of demand reduction is by increasing the price by way of additional tax. There should not be any tax-free status for any tobacco products under the convention. We welcome the move to abolish tax-free status for tobacco products in Malaysia. It is a long overdue decision, ....