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The

Comprehensive Plan for the Prevention and Control of Smoking,

which the Ministry of

Health

is preparing to make it a reality this year, includes promoting fiscal measures that tax the

price of tobacco

, since Spain is among the countries with the lowest prices in Europe. and its increase would also be considered a dissuasive measure to stop consumption among young people.

However, as sources from the Ministry of Health have confirmed to Europa Press, for its development

it must rely on the Ministry of Finance and Public Function

, which is "who has the last word", since "Health has no jurisdiction."

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As Cadena SER advances, the strategy aims to "promote the establishment of fiscal measures consisting of

increasing the tax rates

of the products included in the objective scope of the Tax on Tobacco Products, in order to achieve an increase in prices of said products".

Furthermore, regarding new forms of tobacco, the strategy aims to "promote the creation of a new tax figure that establishes a

specific tax for electronic cigarettes with nicotine

."

"All scientific societies recommend that it be done," the same sources tell Europa Press. For years, medical and scientific societies have been asking, in line with the anti-smoking strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO),

for tax increases on nicotine products

since they reduce consumption, encourage smokers to give up tobacco and discourage smoking. young people from adopting the habit of smoking.