UAE To Expand 'Sin Tax' To Cover E-cigarettes and Vapes

E-cigarettes, vaping devices and tobacco refills are to be hit with a 100 per cent tax from January, the UAE Cabinet has said.

The expansion of the 2017 excise tax on tobacco follows the legalisation of the sale of battery-powered smoking devices in mid-April.

Juices and drinks containing added sugar and sweeteners will also be subject to a 50 per cent tax.

In a series of tweets, the UAE Government Communication Office said the move was intended to “reduce consumption of harmful goods, prevent chronic illnesses linked to sugar and tobacco and help consumers make sensible healthy choices”.

E-cigarettes, vaping devices and tobacco refills are to be hit with a 100 per cent tax from January, the UAE Cabinet has said.

The expansion of the 2017 excise tax on tobacco follows the legalisation of the sale of battery-powered smoking devices in mid-April.

Juices and drinks containing added sugar and sweeteners will also be subject to a 50 per cent tax.

In a series of tweets, the UAE Government Communication Office said the move was intended to “reduce consumption of harmful goods, prevent chronic illnesses linked to sugar and tobacco and help consumers make sensible healthy choices”.