The state is changing the rules of the game: This is how it will collect more money from smokers
The discussion in the Finance Committee on the new tax order for electronic cigarettes, which was supposed to take place two weeks ago, was canceled at the last moment. Despite the postponement, the debate around…
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Israel is preparing to restructure how it taxes electronic cigarettes, but the headline promise of a tax cut may be deceptive. The real shift is enforcement: the state reportedly collects very little of the existing high tax due to widespread underreporting and smuggling. The debate in the Knesset Finance Committee was postponed at the last moment, suggesting significant political and economic pressure behind the scenes. Watch whether the delayed hearing produces a clearer picture of which side producers and health officials will back.