Publications

Annual Report

World Lung Foundation 2007 Annual Report
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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.

Tobacco Economics in Indonesia
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
"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." Download PDF

India: The Tax Treatment of Bidis
Emil M. Sunley, former Assistant Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund, 1992-2006
"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." Download PDF

A Modern Economic View of Tobacco Taxation
Jonathan Gruber, Massachuetts Institute of Technology
Botond, Küszegi, University of California, Berkeley
"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." Download PDF