Vape shops call for clarity after Chancellor strips away rates relief - as smokers and vapers avoid further inflation-busting tax hikes in Budget

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Vape industry figures fear the move will see legitimate stores tarred with the same brush as the 'dodgy' shops the Prime Minister has vowed to tackle.

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