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Switzerland, known as home to the world's tobacco giants, also has some of the weakest tobacco laws in the world. Earlier this year a WHO official complained that even though this year's World Health Organization conference FCTC COP8, was held in Geneva, Switzerland had not ratified the tobacco control treaty.

In fact, Switzerland is among 13 countries that have yet to endorse the FCTC, partly due to regulations concerning advertising. Several other countries such as the United States, Argentina, Malawi and Cuba, are thought to have rejected the treaty because they tend to be major tobacco growers.

Meanwhile, the "People's Initiative", launched in 2018, aims to remedy this and calls for a ban on "all forms of advertising [for tobacco products] that reach children and adolescents." Only tobacco advertising that directly targets adults is permitted. The initiative, which also seeks to ban sponsorship by tobacco companies, is comprised of an alliance of health groups, sports organizations, doctors and teachers, and is supported by a large number of public health associations. Swiss voters will have the opportunity to cast their votes on tobacco advertising on February 13.

Proposed vape tax

Meanwhile, the Federal Council also recently proposed extending the current tobacco tax to vaping liquids, and plans to do so at a level that reflects the product's lower toxicity. The government does not want to discourage tobacco smokers from switching from smoking to vaping, and therefore proposes a tax rate that is 77% lower than that levied on regular cigarettes.

Additionally, the e-liquid tax is planned relative to the different nicotine content in the products. In fact, one idea is to tax the nicotine content in vape liquid for open systems, meaning the tax would increase as the nicotine content increases. As for disposable devices or those using cartridges, the tax will be based on the amount of liquid contained within them regardless of their nicotine content.

The government believes that such a tax could be easily enforced and would generate around CHF 15.5 million per year, which could be used for social services. The Federal Council's proposal, which will be debated until March 31, 2022, responds to a motion approved by parliament and the Council of States in March 2021.

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