Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development : technical report of the World Bank Group global tobacco control program (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary (Russian)

There is a policy measure that can simultaneously save millions of lives, reduce poverty, and increase countries’ domestic resources for financing development. The policy measure consists of increasing excise tax rates on tobacco in order to reduce its affordability and, as evidence shows, lower its consumption. Today, this powerful human development and poverty reduction measure remains largely underutilized, especially in low- and middle-income...

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V. Márquez y,Patricio;

Moreno-Dodson,Blanca;
Document Date
2018/01/31
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
119792
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/02/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Executive summary
Keywords
tobacco

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V. Márquez y,Patricio; Moreno-Dodson,Blanca.

Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development : technical report of the World Bank Group global tobacco control program (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary (Russian). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/129521517470427798

Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development : technical report of the World Bank Group global tobacco control program (Vol. 1 of 2) : Executive summary (Russian)

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