Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win Measure for Fiscal Space and Health
Asian Development Bank | November 2012
Abstract
This study analyzes the potential fiscal, health, and poverty impacts of increasing cigarette
taxes in five countries —the People’s Republic of China, India, the Philippines, Thailand,
and Viet Nam. For each of these countries, increasing taxes on cigarettes would result in
substantially fewer long-term smokers and a reduction in premature deaths from
tobacco-related diseases, while increasing tax revenues. The poorest groups in each country
only bear a small part of the extra tax burdens, but do reap a substantial proportion of
the health benefits of reduced smoking.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2012. Tobacco Taxes: A Win-Win Measure for Fiscal Space and Health. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/866. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.PDF ISBN
978-92-9092-891-1
Print ISBN
978-92-9092-890-4
Keywords
World Health Organization
Urban Health Services
Rural Health Services
Nutrition and Health Care
Health Aspects of Poverty
Health and Hygiene and the Poor
Education, Health and Social Protection
Access to Health Care
Social Aspects Of Poverty
Health Impacts
Poverty Statistics
Disease Control
Occupational Hygiene
Medical Services
Health Costs
Sanitation
Diseases
Water Quality
Respiratory Diseases
Health Indicators
Disadvantaged Groups
Disadvantaged Groups
Respiratory Diseases
Health Hazards
Cost of medical care
Health status indicators
Sanitation services
Sickness
Illness
Prevention of disease
Health status indicators
Cost and standard of living
Smoke prevention
Health status indicators
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