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American workers continue to maintain a relatively low tax burden compared to their counterparts in other developed nations, according to the fourth edition of The Tax Burden on Global Workers: A Comparative Index, published in September by the Institut Économique Molinari (Paris), in partnership with the Tholos Foundation. The comprehensive study, authored by James Rogers and […]

The Tholos Foundation is proud to have commissioned a poll by internationally renown polling firm IPSOS showing the potential consequences of a low nicotine limit for pouches proposed by the Danish Government. This research clearly shows that the proposed nicotine limit in Denmark can cause an explosion of the black market as the vast majority […]

19 November, Copenhagen, Denmark – The Tholos Foundation today released exclusive new research from international polling firm IPSOS on how Danish consumers would react if proposals to limit nicotine in nicotine poches were implemented. In September 2024 the Danish Government published a ‘Draft Order on nicotine content limits in tobacco substitutes’ which proposed to introduce […]

No, it is not the year 1984 and big brother is not monitoring our every thought, but the Australian Parliament has introduced legislation that would have scarily close implications to a modern-day Orwellian society. Recently, the Albanese government introduced Bill 2024 to the Parliament, which while attempting to decrease the harm of misinformation could have […]

By Surse Pierpoint Fundación Libertad  In 2022 the Panamanian legislature passed a law (#315) that prohibited the import, commercialization and use of e cigarettes, vaporizers, etc. The Fundación Libertad and other organizations dedicated to promoting the rights of individuals to freely choose what products they would like to consume objected strenuously to said prohibition from […]

The Tholos Foundation is proud to have published two papers analysing the impact of the deeply misguided attempts to ban flavored reduced risk tobacco alternatives, and setting out options for smarter, more targeted polices to reduce underage usage. Authored by Tholos Foundation Director of Consumer Issues’ Tim Andrews, the first paper is a comprehensive analysis […]

Tholos Foundation International Research Fellow Pieter Cleppe has authored a paper responding to the recent European Commission Evaluation of the legislative framework for tobacco control. As policymakers deliberate onthe most effective strategies to combat smoking, this presents a unique opportunity to analyse the perspectives of both citizens and academic & research institutions. Despite robust evidence, […]

Armenia is a tiny country in a difficult neighborhood. The size of the 41st largest U.S. state with only half its people (Maryland and three million), Armenia is landlocked in the mountainous South Caucuses. Despite natural and geopolitical obstacles outside its control Armenia is carving a path similar to Singapore by putting free-market principles into action […]

The Tholos Foundation recently commissioned international polling firm IPSOS to investigate the likely effects of Uzbekistan’s recently passed legislation to ban reduced risk nicotine pouches. The results were very clear that two thirds of consumers use these products for health related reasons, and if fully implemented this ban would lead to an significant increase in […]

Exclusive polling of vapers in Slovenia, commissioned by the Tholos Foundation in conjunction with IPSOS Research, found that the government’s proposed ban on flavors will impact the more than 70% of vapers who currently use non-tobacco flavors such as fruit (56%) and mint (27%). Moreover, 4 in 5 Slovenian vapers think a flavor ban will […]