The Distributional of Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladesh

The Distributional of Impacts of Cigarette Taxation in Bangladesh

Despite the obvious positive health impacts of tobacco taxation, an argument raised against it is that poor households bear the burden of the increased prices because of their higher share of spending on tobacco. This report includes estimates of t...

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Main Authors: Del Carmen, Giselle, Fuchs, Alan, Genoni, Maria Eugenia
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
TAXATION
TOBACCO TAX
CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION
HEALTH BURDEN
DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/956801528732279043/The-distributional-of-impacts-of-cigarette-taxation-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30011

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/956801528732279043/The-distributional-of-impacts-of-cigarette-taxation-in-Bangladesh
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30011

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