Reducing Tobacco Use through Taxation in Trinidad and Tobago : Modelling the Long-term Health and Economic Impact
This report uses selected scenarios for increasing excise taxes on tobacco products in Trinidad and Tobago, with the aim of reducing smoking prevalence across the population. These scenarios provide inputs for modeling the long-term health and cost...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/312401540411883872/Reducing-Tobacco-Use-through-Taxation-in-Trinidad-and-Tobago-Modelling-the-Long-term-Health-and-Economic-Impact http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30946 |
| Summary: | This report uses selected scenarios for
increasing excise taxes on tobacco products in Trinidad and
Tobago, with the aim of reducing smoking prevalence across
the population. These scenarios provide inputs for modeling
the long-term health and cost benefits to the population of
proposed excise tax increases. The report provides evidence
from the modeling exercise. Impacts are calculated relative
to the status quo before the tax hike and are modeled
beginning in 2017 for 2025 and 2035. A microsimulation model
was employed to simulate the long-term impact of tobacco
taxations on the future burden of a range of NCDs.
Specifically, the disease outcomes quantified were for
coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and lung cancer. |
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