Ungqongqoshe wezeziMali wase-Ireland, uMichael McGrath, ubambezele ukuqaliswa kwe-a I-Vape Tax ngenxa yokukhathazeka ukuthi kungase kuvimbele ababhemayo ekusebenziseni ama-vape njengendlela yokuyeka.
Izikhulu zoMnyango wezeziMali zagqamisa ukubaluleka kokuthola ukulingana phakathi kokuvimbela Osemncane abantu ekuthatheni vaping kuyilapho sisasekela ababhemayo bamanje abashintshela kuma-vape ngezinjongo zokuyeka. Imibiko iphakamise ukuthi izikhulu zezempilo zancoma ukuthi ama-vape akhokhiswe intela ngokusekelwe ekulimaleni kwawo okulinganiselwe uma kuqhathaniswa nogwayi wendabuko.
UMcGrath uvume ubunzima obuhilelekile ekwethuleni intela entsha emikhiqizweni eshisayo, wakuchaza njengomsebenzi “oyinselele”. Uthe ukusebenzisa intela yasekhaya kuzodinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu kungqalasizinda ye-IT, ukwesekwa kwezokuphatha, kanye nezinyathelo zokuthobela imithetho.
Ukwehluka Kwentela Ye-Vape Kushukumisela Ababhemayo Ukuba Bashintshele Kuma-Vapes
Isinqumo sokuhlehlisa intela ye-vape samukelwe ngabagqugquzeli bokunciphisa ukulimala kukagwayi. UMichael Landl, umqondisi weWorld Vapers’ Alliance, ukushayele ihlombe ukukhetha kukangqongqoshe wezeziMali futhi wanxusa uhulumeni wase-Ireland ukuthi agcine umehluko wentela ye-vape phakathi kukagwayi we-elekthronikhi nowendabuko.
U-Landl ugcizelele isidingo sokuthi lo mehluko ubaluleke ngokwanele ukuze kugqugquzelwe ababhemayo ukuthi bashintshele kuma-vapes, njengoba ebhekwa njengabantu abasengozini ephansi. Uphinde waxwayisa ngokuthi ukugunyazwa kwentela ye-vape kuzodala inqwaba yama-vaper ukuthi abuyele ekubhemeni.
Awukho umugqa wesikhathi othize onikeziwe wokwethulwa kwentela ye-vape e-Ireland. Abanye bacabanga ukuthi kungase kuncike ku-EU Tobacco Tax Directive ezayo ebuyekeziwe, okulindeleke ukuthi ihlanganise intela yempahla yase-Europe yonke emikhiqizweni yokuphefumula.
