Case Studies in Illicit Tobacco Trade: United Kingdom
This Case Study was written by Evan Blecher, PhD, Senior Economist, Health Policy Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. The Case Study presents the successful efforts of the UK government in the past two decades to reduce illicit trade in tobacco while at the same time repeatedly raising taxes on tobacco products. Drawing from the country’s tobacco action plans, the Case Study highlights the principle that illicit trade is an enforcement issue, rather than a result of high tobacco prices.
May 2020
Location(s): Europe, United Kingdom
Project: Think Tanks Project: Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Content Type: Case study
Topic(s): Economic impacts of tobacco control, Tax and price, Tax avoidance and evasion, Tax levels and structure
Authors(s): Evan Blecher, Ph.D.
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