Lessons from Indiana: Raising Taxes on Tobacco to Reduce Consumption & Raise Revenues
With the rise in popularity of emerging tobacco and nicotine products, tax policy lags in many parts of the world, often allowing users to easily switch to cheaper alternatives. International best practices counsel that governments should raise taxes on all products to drive down initiation of any product and to decrease consumption acros... Read More about Lessons from Indiana: Raising Taxes on Tobacco to Reduce Consumption & Raise RevenuesEconomics for Health Presents New Research on Illicit Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, and Cannabis Retail at SRNT 2026
Earlier this month, three team members from Economics for Health participated in Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's (SRNT) 2026 Annual Meeting and presented their latest research on tobacco use, e-cigarettes, and cannabis. The studies examined how policies shape youth substance use and whether common assumptions about illicit... Read More about Economics for Health Presents New Research on Illicit Tobacco, E-Cigarettes, and Cannabis Retail at SRNT 2026Responding to Your Cigarette Tax Scorecard Questions
As many of you may know, the Economics for Health team released the fourth edition of the Cigarette Tax Scorecard, with a launch webinar at the end of 2025. We were very excited to see the level of engagement with the Scorecard, including in terms of the technical aspects, as well as the broader findings and their policy implications. Bel... Read More about Responding to Your Cigarette Tax Scorecard Questions
Press Release: Fourth Cigarette Tax Scorecard Shows Limited Progress, Substantial Opportunity for Governments
The fourth edition of the Economics for Health Cigarette Tax Scorecard (formerly released under “Tobacconomics”) is out today, December 15, 2025, and shows that most governments are not implementing best practices in tobacco taxation. Tobacco use is one of the leading causes of preventable death, and tobacco taxes remain the m... Read More about Press Release: Fourth Cigarette Tax Scorecard Shows Limited Progress, Substantial Opportunity for GovernmentsTobacco Tax Increases Around the World– Summer 2025 Update
Thus far, 2025 has been a challenging year for governments fiscally, with economic instability and budgetary shortfalls experienced around the world, most notably to support health and education programs. Health taxes—and especially tobacco taxes—provide an opportunity for policy makers to improve the health of the population,... Read More about Tobacco Tax Increases Around the World– Summer 2025 Update
Do Cigarette Tax Hikes Increase the Illegal Market? Brazil's Data Says No
Increasing tobacco taxes is the single most effective and cost-effective tool to reduce smoking, reduce health care costs, and increase government excise tax revenues. Despite considerable evidence supporting higher tobacco excise taxes, policy makers–particularly in low- and middle-income countries–have been slow to adopt suc... Read More about Do Cigarette Tax Hikes Increase the Illegal Market? Brazil's Data Says No