Nearly half of vapers would consider black-market products as October tax approaches, new survey finds
September 09, 2026 by clearingtheair.eu
Nearly half of vapers would consider black-market products as October tax approaches, new survey finds
Nearly half of vapers considering black-market products should be read as a warning about policy design. A tax that makes legal vaping less affordable can push people towards unregulated supply, where product standards, age checks and consumer protection are weaker. That does not strengthen public health; it shifts risk into places authorities struggle to control. Taxation should discourage smoking without making safer legal alternatives less attractive than the black market.
11.80% of the adult population are current smokers. There are approximately 6.7 million current smokers in United Kingdom 13.60% of men are current smokers but only 10.10% of women.
SOURCE: GSTHR
