Anafe-Confindustria: The government puts a plaque on the electronic cigarette

Anafe -Confindustria critical measures concerning electronic cigarettes contained in the decree Milleproroghe . According to the association in fact the measure has not spared the sector of electronic cigarettes on again - according to the advances of today's press - bans SVAPO and advertising , from the same day that kicks off the subjection of the product to Monopoli and a tax of 58.5% .

"We are facing the third change of rules in six months ," says the president of Confindustria Anafe - Massimiliano Mancini. " The latter - he continues - is none other than the plaque by the Government on the field of electronic cigarette ." Everything still continues Mancini " in the face of the homogeneity of Law Decrees of which so much has been talked about these days, and without any consideration of the competence of the Ministry of Health that a few days ago had just cleared the government to start ' Lorenzin passage of the bill which provides for the regulation of advertising and prohibitions . "

The absolute prohibition of SVAPO and advertising , " evidently intended by the tobacco lobby and some of its representatives , will only maintain the status quo of the market and promote the use of traditional cigarette , with consequences well known to anyone by now : the tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death in our country and are attributable to tobacco smoke from 70 thousand to 83 thousand deaths per year . "

From what is happening instead , said the president of Confindustria Anafe - Mancini, " it is clear that the government is not interested in health of citizens, as well as the Ministry of Economy absolutely not interested in tax revenues , given that the only result of these measures will be the transfer abroad of dozens of companies and the closure of four stores , with serious consequences in terms of employment and a hole in state coffers. Of this we have spoken several times and we have amply demonstrated in all locations, but on these issues , the Government never intended to even open a consultation which, if implemented, would put the incorrect assumptions in light of its actions that will instead the only consequence of damage to the state, the economy and public health . "