Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

At present, tobacco taxes in Armenia are among the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. Global experience has shown that increasing taxes on tobacco is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. This is particularly relevant for Arme...

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Main Authors: Postolovska, Iryna, Lavado, Rouselle F., Tarr, Gillian, Verguet, Stephane
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
PUBLIC HEALTH
TOBACCO
TAXATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
STAKEHOLDERS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/604501492414938391/Estimating-the-distributional-impact-of-increasing-taxes-on-tobacco-products-in-Armenia-results-from-an-extended-cost-effectiveness-analysis
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spelling okr-10986-263862021-06-14T10:13:24Z Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Postolovska, Iryna Lavado, Rouselle F. Tarr, Gillian Verguet, Stephane PUBLIC HEALTH TOBACCO TAXATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION STAKEHOLDERS At present, tobacco taxes in Armenia are among the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. Global experience has shown that increasing taxes on tobacco is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. This is particularly relevant for Armenia, where smoking is among the leading risk factors of mortality among the population. 2017-04-18T18:45:26Z 2017-04-18T18:45:26Z 2017-04-14 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/604501492414938391/Estimating-the-distributional-impact-of-increasing-taxes-on-tobacco-products-in-Armenia-results-from-an-extended-cost-effectiveness-analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26386 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Poverty Study Europe and Central Asia Armenia
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topic PUBLIC HEALTH
TOBACCO
TAXATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
STAKEHOLDERS
spellingShingle PUBLIC HEALTH
TOBACCO
TAXATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
STAKEHOLDERS
Postolovska, Iryna
Lavado, Rouselle F.
Tarr, Gillian
Verguet, Stephane
Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Armenia
description At present, tobacco taxes in Armenia are among the lowest in Europe and Central Asia. Global experience has shown that increasing taxes on tobacco is one of the most cost-effective public health interventions. This is particularly relevant for Armenia, where smoking is among the leading risk factors of mortality among the population.
format Report
author Postolovska, Iryna
Lavado, Rouselle F.
Tarr, Gillian
Verguet, Stephane
author_facet Postolovska, Iryna
Lavado, Rouselle F.
Tarr, Gillian
Verguet, Stephane
author_sort Postolovska, Iryna
title Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
title_short Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
title_full Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
title_fullStr Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Estimating the Distributional Impact of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco Products in Armenia : Results from an Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
title_sort estimating the distributional impact of increasing taxes on tobacco products in armenia : results from an extended cost-effectiveness analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/604501492414938391/Estimating-the-distributional-impact-of-increasing-taxes-on-tobacco-products-in-Armenia-results-from-an-extended-cost-effectiveness-analysis
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