Tax Structures are Key in Raising Tobacco Taxes & Revenues
This policy brief examines key considerations policy makers face related to the effects of different tobacco tax structures on prices, tobacco consumption and tobacco tax revenues. It demonstrates that specific excise taxes are the best options for all countries, particularly for low-and middle-income countries where tobacco use tends to be high and taxes tend to be low.
October 2018
Location(s): Global
Project: Think Tanks Project: Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Content Type: Policy Brief
Topic(s): Economic impacts of tobacco control, Tax and price, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco taxes revenues
Authors(s): Germán Rodriguez-Iglesias, MSc, Evan Blecher, Ph.D.
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