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Economic Reports
A series of reports on tobacco taxation funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of the Bloomberg Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use.
How
Eliminating the Global Illicit Cigarette Trade
Would Increase Tax Revenue and Save
Lives
If the global illicit trade were
eliminated, governments would
gain at least $31 billion, and from 2030
onwards would
save over 160,000 lives a year.
Luk
Joossens,Framework Convention Alliance,
Brussels, Belgium
Hana Ross, International Tobacco
Control Research, American Cancer Society,
USA
David Merriman, Institute of Government and
Public Affairs and
Department of Public Administration, University
of Illinois, Chicago,
USA
Martin Raw, UK Centre for Tobacco Control
Studies, Division of
Epidemiology and Public Health, University of
Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Economics
of Tobacco Taxation in
Ukraine
If tax represents 70 percent of the retail
price, the number of
smokers would decline by almost 2
million, and about 1 million
tobacco-related deaths would be
avoided. At the same time,
the government would collect an
additional UAH 5.8 billion
(US$ 1.2 billion) in excise tax revenue
per year.
Hana Zarubova Ross,
PhD,
Samina Shariff, MPH, Epidemiology and
Surveillance Research,
American Cancer Society, Atlanta,
Georgia
Anna Gilmore, PhD
University of Bath & European
Centre on Health
of Societies in Transition, London
School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
London, UK
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Ukrainian
Economics
of Tobacco Taxation in Russia
If Russia chooses to reach the level
where tobacco tax represents 70 percent of the
retail price, up to 2.7 million
tobacco-related deaths among the Russian
population
can be avoided. Furthermore, the government
would
collect an additional RUB 153 billion (US$ 6
billion) in
excise tax revenue per year
Hana Zarubova Ross,
PhD,
Epidemiology and Surveillance
Research, American Cancer Society, Atlanta,
Georgia
Samina Shariff, MPH, Epidemiology and
Surveillance Research,
American Cancer Society, Atlanta,
Georgia
Anna Gilmore, PhD
University of Bath & European
Centre on Health
of Societies in Transition, London
School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
London, UK
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Tobacco
Taxation and Its Potential
Impact in China
An increase in the specific excise tax
of RMB 1 on a pack
of cigarettes would increase government
revenue by
RMB 64.9 billion (US$ 7.9 billion),
save 3.4 million lives,
reduce medical costs by RMB 2.68
billion (US$ 325 million)
and generate a productivity gain of RMB
9.92 billion
(US$ 1.2 billion) for the Chinese economy.
Teh-wei Hu,
Professor Emeritus of Health Economics,
University of California, Berkeley
Zhengzhong Mao,
Professor and Chair, Department of Health
Economics, Sichuan University
Jian Shi,
Associate Director, Research
Institute of
Taxation Science, State
Administration of
Taxation, Beijing
Wendong Chen,
Research Associate, Taxation Branch
Institute,
State Administration of Taxation,
Beijing
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An
Analysis of Cigarette
Affordability
Over the past decade a clear dichotomy has
developed between developed and
developing
countries. Cigarettes are becoming less
affordable in
developed countries and much more
affordable in
developing countries.
Evan
Blecher,
International Tobacco Control
Research, American Cancer Society
Corné van Walbeek,
School of Economics,
University of Cape Town
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Tobacco
Economics in Indonesia
Implementing
the maximum legally allowable tobacco tax rates
could prevent between
1.7 and 4.0 million tobacco-related deaths
among smokers and generate
additional revenues of US$ 3.2 to 6.5 billion.
Doubling the tobacco tax
could increase employment by more than
one quarter of a million jobs.
Sarah Barber,
University of California, Berkeley
Abdillah Ahsan, Demographic Institute,
Faculty of Economics, University of
Indonesia
Sri Moertiningsih Adioetomo, Demographic
Institute Faculty, of Economics, University of
Indonesia
Diahhadi Setyonaluri, Demographic Institute
Faculty, of Economics, University of
Indonesia
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India:
The Tax Treatment of Bidis
Bidis are under-taxed compared to
cigarettes,
taking into account the health risks of each,
and therefore, on health
grounds, a strong case can be made for
increasing the excise burden on
bidis.
Emil M. Sunley,
former Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs
Department, International Monetary Fund,
1992-2006
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A
Modern Economic View of Tobacco
Taxation
Governments can raise significant
revenue
through cigarette taxes without placing a large
net burden on the poor.
Indeed, for most parameter values our
calculations suggest that tobacco
taxes are progressive.
Jonathan Gruber,
Massachuetts Institute of Technology
Botond, Küszegi, University of California,
Berkeley
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The
Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation in
Turkey
Raising the specific tax
to 3.10 TL per pack and the
ad valorem tax to 65% will lead 0.9 million
current smokers
to quit and prevent 0.7 million young people
from
initiating smoking, preventing 0.5 illion
premature
deaths among Turkey’s population. Further, it
would
generate an additional 4.1 illion TL in tax
revenue.
Ayda Yürekli, World Health Organization,
Geneva
Murat Elibol, Ministry of Finance, Ankara
Altan Cabuk, Çukurova University, Adana
Sinan Fikret Erk, Çukurova University,
Adana
Zeynep Önder, Bilkent University, Ankara
Nejat Erk, Çukurova University, Adana
Mahir Fisunoglu, Çukurova University,
Adana
Frank J. Chaloupka, University of Illinois at
Chicago, Chicago
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