18 Jul 2024

Legislation cracking down youth vaping imminent - Costello

From Checkpoint, 5:42 pm on 18 July 2024

Associate Health Minister Casey Costello's comments come as the opposition parties launched a round of new attacks in response to an RNZ story revealing excise tax on Heated Tobacco Products has been halved. Costello said the move is a trial as part of a push to make them a more attractive alternative to smoking, however, Health Coalition Aotearoa wants to see evidence to back up her claim, Political reporter Lillian Hanly reports.