Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue

This report summarizes the health consequences and costs associated with tobacco use. It reviews price trends for tobacco products in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It reports trends in government tobacco tax revenues...

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Main Authors:	Guindon, G. Emmanuel, Perucic, Anne-Marie, Boisclair, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ALCOHOL BABIES BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RISKS HEART DISEASE HYPERTENSION MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS NUTRITION POOR FAMILIES PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SEX SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TUBERCULOSIS YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL CIGARETTES NICOTINE SMUGGLING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3928586/higher-tobacco-prices-taxes-southeast-asia-effective-tool-reduce-tobacco-use-save-lives-generate-revenue http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13717

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spelling	okr-10986-137172021-04-23T14:03:09Z Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue Guindon, G. Emmanuel Perucic, Anne-Marie Boisclair, David ALCOHOL BABIES BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RISKS HEART DISEASE HYPERTENSION MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS NUTRITION POOR FAMILIES PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SEX SMOKING SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TUBERCULOSIS YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES SMOKING TOBACCO CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL SMUGGLING SMOKING This report summarizes the health consequences and costs associated with tobacco use. It reviews price trends for tobacco products in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It reports trends in government tobacco tax revenues and how tobacco products are currently taxed in these countries, and in Maldives and Myanmar. The third section examines the demand for tobacco products in south-east Asian countries. A literature review on the demand for tobacco products in developing countries is followed by new analysis using time series and household-level data. The revenue-generating potential of tobacco taxes in south-east Asian countries is discussed. Finally, the report discusses contraband trade in tobacco products in South- East Asia, with emphasis on the industry's alleged role in smuggling. 2013-05-30T19:22:36Z 2013-05-30T19:22:36Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3928586/higher-tobacco-prices-taxes-southeast-asia-effective-tool-reduce-tobacco-use-save-lives-generate-revenue http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13717 English en_US HNP discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific South Asia South Asia Southeast Asia
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topic	ALCOHOL BABIES BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RISKS HEART DISEASE HYPERTENSION MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS NUTRITION POOR FAMILIES PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SEX SMOKING SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TUBERCULOSIS YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES SMOKING TOBACCO CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL SMUGGLING SMOKING
spellingShingle	ALCOHOL BABIES BURDEN OF DISEASE CANCER CANCERS CORRUPTION DISEASES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EPIDEMIOLOGY FAMILIES HEALTH HEALTH PROMOTION HEALTH RISKS HEART DISEASE HYPERTENSION MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NATIONAL HEALTH NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS NUTRITION POOR FAMILIES PREGNANCY PREMATURE DEATH PRICE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS RECREATIONAL FACILITIES SEX SMOKING SMOKING SOCIAL SECURITY TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO TOBACCO ADVERTISING TOBACCO CONSUMPTION TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO INDUSTRY TOBACCO SMUGGLING TOBACCO TAXES TOBACCO USE TUBERCULOSIS YOUNG PEOPLE ECONOMICS OF TOBACCO CONTROL TOBACCO TAXES SMOKING TOBACCO CIGARETTES NICOTINE TOBACCO CONTROL SMUGGLING SMOKING Guindon, G. Emmanuel Perucic, Anne-Marie Boisclair, David Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific South Asia South Asia Southeast Asia
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description	This report summarizes the health consequences and costs associated with tobacco use. It reviews price trends for tobacco products in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It reports trends in government tobacco tax revenues and how tobacco products are currently taxed in these countries, and in Maldives and Myanmar. The third section examines the demand for tobacco products in south-east Asian countries. A literature review on the demand for tobacco products in developing countries is followed by new analysis using time series and household-level data. The revenue-generating potential of tobacco taxes in south-east Asian countries is discussed. Finally, the report discusses contraband trade in tobacco products in South- East Asia, with emphasis on the industry's alleged role in smuggling.
format	Publications & Research :: Working Paper
author	Guindon, G. Emmanuel Perucic, Anne-Marie Boisclair, David
author_facet	Guindon, G. Emmanuel Perucic, Anne-Marie Boisclair, David
author_sort	Guindon, G. Emmanuel
title	Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
title_short	Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
title_full	Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
title_fullStr	Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
title_full_unstemmed	Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
title_sort	higher tobacco prices and taxes in southeast asia : an effective tool to reduce tobacco use, save lives and generate revenue
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/3928586/higher-tobacco-prices-taxes-southeast-asia-effective-tool-reduce-tobacco-use-save-lives-generate-revenue http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13717
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Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue

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