MOH to table new bill regulating smoking products in May | The Malaysian Insight

MOH to table new bill regulating smoking products in May

The Health Ministry aims to table a new bill in the next parliamentary session that ensures comprehensive control over nicotine preparations or gels containing nicotine in the liquids used in electronic cigarettes and vape devices. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 1, 2023.

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the ministry hopes for the bill to be expedited and tabled during the parliamentary session in May. Zaliha said engagement sessions on policies for the new bill included allocations for the generational endgame plan for all stakeholders, civil society organisations, professional bodies and other relevant organisations.

Zaliha said the exemption was in line with the decision tabled in Budget 2023 on February 24 that the government will impose excise duty on liquid or gel products containing nicotine used for electronic cigarettes and vaping.

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