Studies show the government is mistaken in treating electronic products as the equivalent of cigarettes
s not about to get any better given the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the unrest in the country earlier this year.s poor record of developing and implementing sound public policies is as much a contributing factor, if not more so. More often than not public policy tends to be influenced by ideological considerations instead of scientific and economic evidence.
overnment is intent on creating the impression that vapour products are the equivalent of cigarettes. However,and Public Health England have found This is supported by the US National Academy of Sciences, which has also found that e-cigarettes have a lower harm profile than their combustible competition.and NKC African Economics shows that burgeoning industries such as vapour products can contribute to job creation and overall economic growth.
and that was just its direct impact. A broad overview of the sector shows it supports an additional 4,200 jobs, and a 40% and 31% spend with two adjacent industriesThese figures are nothing to scoff at, especially as the SA vapour products industry is still an emerging one.
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