Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Reduce VAT on smoking cessation products and don't introduce new duty on vaping

Closed 167 signatures

What the petition asks

Smoking cessation products like the patches and gum are subject to 5% VAT. Vaping is a popular smoking cessation product but VAT is 20%. This isn't in line with other smoking cessation products. I want the Government to reduce VAT on smoking cessation products and not introduce a new duty on vaping.
We believe making vaping more expensive to reduce vaping by children is just putting a plaster on the problem. Children should not be sold vape products and anyone selling to minors should be stopped. Trading standards have been given funds and a plan to stamp out rogue sellers. We feel the vape industry is being used to create tax money lost through tobacco cigarettes as people have stopped smoking. It’s against the law to serve minors. We believe this is the issue, not price.

Timeline

21 Mar 2024 Petition opened for signatures
29 May 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 167
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 21 Mar 2024
Closed 29 May 2024

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.