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Excise tax reduction on Heated Tobacco Products w/ Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Janet Hoek: 23rd July, 2024

Excise tax reduction on Heated Tobacco Products w/ Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Janet Hoek: 23rd July, 2024

Excise tax reduction on Heated Tobacco Products w/ Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Janet Hoek: 23rd July, 2024 Excise tax reduction on Heated Tobacco Products w/ Professor of Public Health at the University of Otago, Janet Hoek: 23rd July, 2024 , 5 MB
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

On July 1st, the excise tax on heated tobacco products (or HTPs) was dropped unannounced by fifty percent. 

Speaking on the change, Associate Health Minister Casey Costello sez the reduction will help the government test the effectiveness of HTPs as a tool to help people quit smoking. 

However, given Costello’s previous parroting of tobacco industry talking points, there are worries that this change could also be coming from industry backed research. In addition, the scientific research to support the use of HTPs is slim to nonexistent. 

Wire host Castor to professor of public health at the University of Otago and co-director of the Aspire Aotearoa Research Centre, Janet Hoek, about heated tobacco products and the evidence to support them.