Taxes on SSB are an increasingly popular fiscal policy for health. This brief summarizes the latest evidence on SSB tax implementation and effectiveness to support governments who are considering, or are...
Industry-sponsored studies reporting negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and economic growth have been used very effectively to support arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related...
Industry-sponsored studies reporting negative effects of SSB taxes on businesses, employment, and economic growth have been used very effectively to support arguments against SSB taxes and influence health-related...
A common argument against taxes on sugary drinks, or sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), is that reduced demand for SSBs will harm businesses, lead to job losses, and slow economic growth. Industry-sponsored...
Con el fin de contribuir en la evaluación de impacto del aumento impositivo de productos del tabaco en México, el equipo del Programa Global de Control del Tabaco del Grupo del Banco Mundial (BM), preparo...
This country report assesses the impact of tobacco tax policy increases on prices, consumption, and fiscal revenue. The scientific evidence accumulated over the past five decades is clear: tobacco kills...
This country report assesses the impact of tobacco tax policy increases on prices, consumption, and fiscal revenue. The scientific evidence accumulated over the past five decades is clear: tobacco kills...
El Gobierno de El Salvador a través de sus representantes del Ministerio de Hacienda, Ministerio de Salud y FOSALUD solicitaron al Programa Global de Control del Tabaco del Grupo del Banco Mundial (GBM)...
This report presents results of the modelling exercise in terms of excise tax increases for the period 2018–2021, including average excise tax and revenue mobilization options; it also compares the tobacco...
This study is a first step in the development of a road map for advancing the action necessary for the harmonization of tobacco taxes in the CARICOM. It undertakes an assessment of the fiscal policy implications...
As part of the ongoing tax policy dialogue with the Government of Ethiopia, the World BankGroup organized a workshop in Addis Ababa, on June 20, 2016, to discuss tobacco use, its healthimpact, and excise...
This study analyses the tax systems of five OECS countries (Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Taxes on tobacco, and therefore cigarette...
Surveillance of infectious diseases has a long history and tradition in the countries of the G-8 groups. However, in many countries, infectious disease surveillance systems have suffered from lack of resources...
Surveillance of infectious diseases has a long history and tradition in the countries of the G-8 groups. However, in many countries, infectious disease surveillance systems have suffered from lack of resources...