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The Intersection of Tobacco Taxes and Tobacco Farming in Indonesia

Last month (December 2020), Indonesia’s finance minister announced a small increase in tobacco excise taxes—approximately 12.5% on average. Though the public health community typically welcomes any tax increase, to have a meaningful effect on tobacco prices and therefore consumption, increases must be larger than the ones prop... Read More about The Intersection of Tobacco Taxes and Tobacco Farming in Indonesia
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[BAHASA] Irisan antara Kebijakan Cukai Rokok dan Pertanian Tembakau di Indonesia

Pada bulan Desember 2020, Menteri Keuangan Republik Indonesia mengumumkan kenaikan tarif cukai rokok yang tidak terlalu signifikan yaitu dengan rerata sekitar 12,5 persen. Secara umum, pemangku kepentingan kesehatan publik memberi apresiasi atas kenaikan tarif cukai rokok ini. Namun, kenaikan tarif cukai rokok hanya akan berdampak pada ha... Read More about [BAHASA] Irisan antara Kebijakan Cukai Rokok dan Pertanian Tembakau di Indonesia
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Interview: Dr. Frank Chaloupka Explains India's Score in the Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard

Dr. Frank Chaloupka was interviewed by Swapna Raghu Sanand from Financial Express on January 13, 2021. He discusses India's low score in the Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard and provides concrete steps for the government to improve the country's cigarette tax policies.  Read the full interview here.  View the Scorecard, w... Read More about Interview: Dr. Frank Chaloupka Explains India's Score in the Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard
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Tobacconomics Scorecard Shines a Light on the Untapped Potential of Countries' Cigarette Tax Policies

On December 15, 2020, Tobacconomics released the first edition of the international Cigarette Tax Scorecard, assessing the performance of cigarette tax policies in over 170 countries. The top performing countries are Australia and New Zealand, which reflects their high, uniform specific cigarette excise taxes with regular increases that... Read More about Tobacconomics Scorecard Shines a Light on the Untapped Potential of Countries' Cigarette Tax Policies
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Introducing Tobacconomics’ Tobacco Control Supplement: “The Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries"

Last year, we released a blog series describing the Tobacconomics approach to building think tank capacity. As the project concludes its fourth year, our partners have become adept at producing high-quality research on the economics of tobacco taxation. In this blog, we want to share some lessons learned over the past four years... Read More about Introducing Tobacconomics’ Tobacco Control Supplement: “The Economics of Tobacco Taxation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries"

New Study Uses Four Different Approaches to Estimate Illicit Cigarette Trade in Brazil

Understanding the scope and nature of illicit cigarette trade is necessary for well-functioning administration. Analysis of illicit trade is needed to guide law enforcement activities, as it provides vital intelligence to customs, police, and other relevant agencies to protect markets and consumers from the inflow of illicit products. Add... Read More about New Study Uses Four Different Approaches to Estimate Illicit Cigarette Trade in Brazil
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The Pass-Through of Alcohol Excise Taxes to Prices in OECD Countries: Filling In the Evidence Gap

Increasing alcohol excise taxes is the most effective regulatory policy to reduce excessive drinking and related harms. Tax pass-through rates measure how much prices increase when taxes are increased by one unit – a critical step in the mechanism of excise taxes as an alcohol control policy. If prices are increased more than tax in... Read More about The Pass-Through of Alcohol Excise Taxes to Prices in OECD Countries: Filling In the Evidence Gap
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World No Tobacco Day 2020: Tobacco Taxes Are a Powerful Tool Against Tobacco Industry Efforts to Attract Youth

Sunday, May 31, 2020 is World No Tobacco Day and this year’s theme focuses on efforts by the tobacco industry to target young people. Raising tobacco taxes is one of the most effective tobacco control policy tools to discourage tobacco use in the overall population, but even more so for young people. In observation of World No Tobac... Read More about World No Tobacco Day 2020: Tobacco Taxes Are a Powerful Tool Against Tobacco Industry Efforts to Attract Youth
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A Closer Look at Tobacco Tax Progressivity: New Research from UIC Think Tank Partners in Latin America

Most research on the distributional impacts of tobacco taxation focuses on the shift in the tax burden for different income groups that occurs immediately after a tax increase. In most countries, poorer people spend proportionately more of their income on tobacco products, and they are much more sensitive to tax increases. Thus, when face... Read More about A Closer Look at Tobacco Tax Progressivity: New Research from UIC Think Tank Partners in Latin America