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Irish parliament passed a similar law in March 2015 that allows only dark packaging with graphic warnings for cigarettes and tobacco products

18 In the UK, e-cigarettes regulated as consumer products are subject to a 20% VAT, however if they are regulated as medicines, they attract a 5% VAT levy

With only 5.4 percent of Swedes smoking daily, compared to one in five EU citizens, the country credits strict anti-smoking rules, a ban on advertising, and the availability of alternatives

BBC points out that the study's aggregated findings represent an average, and the exact numbers vary from country to country

3 The tax revenue from Amendment 35 is distributed primarily to funds that provide funding for tobacco prevention and health care, as required by the constitution