Ireland plans to impose taxes on e-cigarettes starting from 2025

According to the Irish Times, Irish Finance Minister Michael McGrath has announced that a tax will be imposed on e-cigarettes starting next year to help address the "sinister" practices of manufacturers targeting young people.
McGrath confirmed in an interview with RT É's "Today with Claire Byrne Show" program that the Ministry of Finance has started working with the tax bureau to announce the collection of e-cigarette taxes in the next budget proposal, which will be implemented next year.
This is consistent with the announcement in the October budget last year that electronic cigarettes and electronic cigarette products would be taxed in the 2025 budget.
Mr. McGrath acknowledges that for some people, e-cigarettes are a "more harmful way to public health" to quit smoking, but he also points out that the long-term effects of e-cigarettes are still largely unknown.
He said that the tax proposed by the Ministry of Finance must be consistent with the policies of other departments such as the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environment regarding e-cigarettes.
"What I am doing is to adopt a comprehensive approach to solicit opinions from various government departments to ensure that our policy stance is completely consistent. However, I believe this will lead to the announcement of new tax categories in the next budget and their launch next year," he said.