KUALA LUMPUR: The tabling of the the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill, or Generational Endgame (GEG) Bill, will be expedited, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
The Health Minister said the government was aiming to table the Bill in the Dewan Rakyat as soon as possible."If not during this meeting, it will be at the next one," she told a press conference after attending the Agenda Nasional Malaysia Sihat Cabinet committee meeting in Parliament on Wednesday .The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control had opposed the planned tax on all vape products before the Tobacco and Smoking Control Bill became law.
"The vape tax should only be introduced after the GEG Bill is passed in Parliament and all vape products are regulated," it said in a statement earlier. When tabling the revised Budget 2023 on Feb 24,Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said nicotine vape liquids are still illegally sold with an estimated RM2bil or more in sales.Therefore, the government proposed a tax on nicotine-based products used in electronic cigarettes, with half of the excise duties channelled to the Health Ministry in support of the GEG Bill.
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