The Distributional Consequences of Increasing Tobacco Taxes on Colombia’s Health and Finances : An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

The Distributional Consequences of Increasing Tobacco Taxes on Colombia’s Health and Finances : An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Since 2008, when Colombia ratified the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, available evidence of the impact of tobacco consumption, its health effects, and low tax revenues resulting from low tobacco taxation and prices had grown. By 2015, Co...

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Main Authors: James, Erin, Saxena, Akshar, Franco Restrepo, Camila, Llorente, Blanca, Vecino Ortiz, Andrés, Villar Uribe, Manuela, Iunes, Roberto F., Verguet, Stéphane
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
TOBACCO
TAXES
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
TOBACCO TAX
TOBACCO CONTROL
HEALTH POLICY
TAXATION
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463121507058748037/The-distributional-consequences-of-increasing-tobacco-taxes-on-Colombia-s-health-and-finances-An-extended-cost-effectiveness-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28598

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463121507058748037/The-distributional-consequences-of-increasing-tobacco-taxes-on-Colombia-s-health-and-finances-An-extended-cost-effectiveness-analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28598

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