Long-Run Impacts of Increasing Tobacco Taxes : Evidence from South Africa

Long-Run Impacts of Increasing Tobacco Taxes : Evidence from South Africa

Tobacco taxes are considered an effective policy tool to reduce tobacco consumption and produce long-run benefits that outweigh the costs associated with a price increase. Through this policy, some of the most adverse effects and economic costs of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fuchs, Alan, Del Carmen, Giselle, Mukong, Alfred Kechia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2018
Subjects:
TOBACCO TAX
TOBACCO CONSUMPTION
TAXATION
EXCISE TAX
SIN TAX
TOBACCO CONTROL
HEALTH EFFECT
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
HEALTH EXPENDITURE
TAX POLICY
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122081521480061194/Long-run-impacts-of-increasing-tobacco-taxes-evidence-from-South-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29497

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/122081521480061194/Long-run-impacts-of-increasing-tobacco-taxes-evidence-from-South-Africa
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29497

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