Research

The Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in Pakistan (Report)

A uniform specific tax that accounts for 70% of average cigarette price could reduce overall cigarette consumption by 7.5%, increase tax revenues by 27.2 billion Rupees, lead to over half a million users quitting and reduce premature deaths among current adult smokers by over 180,000, while also preventing 725,000 youth from taking up smoking.

View the fact sheet based on this paper.

May 2014

Location(s): Asia, Pakistan

Content Type: Report

Topic(s): Cessation, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Health consequences, Impact on demand, Prevalence and consumption, Supply-side issues and interventions, Tax and price, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco use, Youth access

Authors(s): Shahid Javed Burki, Aisha G. Pasha, Hafiz A. Pasha, Rijo M. John, Ph.D, Rajeev Cherukupalli, Aftab Anwar Baloch, Ghulam Nabi Kamboh, Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D.

Citation