Generating Revenue & Cutting Costs- The Health & Economic Benefits of "Sin" Taxes (Presentation)
This presentation was given by Frank Chaloupka at the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program on April 24, 2018, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. During this presentation, the health and economic impact of non-communicable diseases, and the impact of tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drink taxes on use and consequences of use were discusses. In addition, tax revenues, structure and earmarking, and the myths and facts of the economic impact of taxes were discusses.
May 2018
Location(s): Global
Content Type: Slidedeck
Topic(s): Alcohol, Cost-effectiveness, Economic consequences, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Health consequences, Healthcare costs, Impact on demand, Other fiscal policies for health, Prevalence and consumption, Sugary beverages and junk food, Tax and price, Tax avoidance and evasion, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco control policies and programs, Tobacco taxes revenues, Tobacco use
Authors(s): Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D.
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