Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results

Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results

Turkey’s government increased tobacco tax revenue and lowered tobacco consumption by increasing tobacco tax rates significantly between 2003 and 2013. However, both per capita tobacco consumption and total cigarette sales in Turkey have begun to in...

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Main Authors: Cetinkaya, Volkan, Marquez, Patricio V.
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
TOBACCO
TAXATION
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
ILLICIT TRADE
TOBACCO CONTROL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320121492424907154/Tobacco-taxation-in-Turkey-an-overview-of-policy-measures-and-results
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spelling okr-10986-263872021-06-14T10:13:49Z Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results Cetinkaya, Volkan Marquez, Patricio V. TOBACCO TAXATION TOBACCO CONSUMPTION GOVERNMENT REVENUE ILLICIT TRADE TOBACCO CONTROL Turkey’s government increased tobacco tax revenue and lowered tobacco consumption by increasing tobacco tax rates significantly between 2003 and 2013. However, both per capita tobacco consumption and total cigarette sales in Turkey have begun to increase again in recent years. Although the recent rise in cigarette sales may be attributed to the influx of Syrian refugees into Turkey, the analysis reveals other factors. First, average cigarette price increased more slowly than inflation. Thus, cigarettes became relatively cheaper compared to other goods and services. Second, cigarette affordability has increased. Turkey’s economy has grown steadily, and the demand for cigarettes has risen as the population has become wealthier over time. Turkey’s experience in managing these challenges offers lessons for successful tobacco taxation. Turkey also provides a good example of the feasibility of increasing tobacco taxes, while combatting the illicit tobacco trade. 2017-04-18T18:52:59Z 2017-04-18T18:52:59Z 2017-04-11 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320121492424907154/Tobacco-taxation-in-Turkey-an-overview-of-policy-measures-and-results http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26387 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 :: Other Health Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Turkey
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topic TOBACCO
TAXATION
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
ILLICIT TRADE
TOBACCO CONTROL
spellingShingle TOBACCO
TAXATION
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
ILLICIT TRADE
TOBACCO CONTROL
Cetinkaya, Volkan
Marquez, Patricio V.
Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
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Turkey
description Turkey’s government increased tobacco tax revenue and lowered tobacco consumption by increasing tobacco tax rates significantly between 2003 and 2013. However, both per capita tobacco consumption and total cigarette sales in Turkey have begun to increase again in recent years. Although the recent rise in cigarette sales may be attributed to the influx of Syrian refugees into Turkey, the analysis reveals other factors. First, average cigarette price increased more slowly than inflation. Thus, cigarettes became relatively cheaper compared to other goods and services. Second, cigarette affordability has increased. Turkey’s economy has grown steadily, and the demand for cigarettes has risen as the population has become wealthier over time. Turkey’s experience in managing these challenges offers lessons for successful tobacco taxation. Turkey also provides a good example of the feasibility of increasing tobacco taxes, while combatting the illicit tobacco trade.
format Report
author Cetinkaya, Volkan
Marquez, Patricio V.
author_facet Cetinkaya, Volkan
Marquez, Patricio V.
author_sort Cetinkaya, Volkan
title Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
title_short Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
title_full Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
title_fullStr Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
title_full_unstemmed Tobacco Taxation in Turkey : An Overview of Policy Measures and Results
title_sort tobacco taxation in turkey : an overview of policy measures and results
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/320121492424907154/Tobacco-taxation-in-Turkey-an-overview-of-policy-measures-and-results
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26387
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