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

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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Irwin, Alexander;

Marquez, Patricio Vicente;

Jha, Prabhat K.;

Peto, Richard;

Moreno-Dodson, Blanca;

Goodchild, Mark;

Perucic, Anne-Marie;

Zheng, Rose;

Blecher, Evan;

Bouw, Annerie;

Lavado, Rouselle F.;

Meyer, Moritz;

Postolovska, Iryna;

Sotomayor Noel, Renzo Efren;

Ross, Hana;

Hu, Teh-Wei;

Lisulo, Angela S.;

Brown, Melissa;

Fanta Ivanovic, Enrique Guillermo;

Garcia, Magaly Annabel Clavijo;
Document Date
2017/01/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
119792
Volume No
2
Total Volume(s)
2 (See all volumes)
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2017/09/18
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Main report
Keywords
tobacco tax

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-Tobacco Control Program -- P160874,1W-OGE-Tobacco Control Program -- P154568

Major Sector

Health

Public Administration

Health

Theme

FY17 - Disease Control,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Non-communicable diseases,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Public Expenditure Management,FY17 - Public Administration,FY17 - Public Finance Management,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Domestic Revenue Administration,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy

Sector

FY17 - Public Administration - Health,FY17 - Central Government (Central Agencies),FY17 - Health

TF No/Name

TF0A0339-Program Coordination and Community of Practice,TF0A1853-Tax Policy Diagnostic Assessment Framework - Module on Tobacco Taxation,TF0A9728-Global Tobacco Control Program Coordination

Topics

Health,Public Health,Tax Simplification,Tobacco Taxes,Tobacco Use and Control,

Historic Topics

Health, Nutrition and Population, Law and Development, Macroeconomics and Economic Growth, Public Sector Development,

Historic SubTopics

Disease Control & Prevention, Health Care Services Industry, Public Health Promotion, Taxation & Subsidies, Tobacco Use and Control,

Unit Owning

N/A

Version Type

Revised

Product Line

Internal Product,Advisory Services & Analytics

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Irwin, Alexander; Marquez, Patricio Vicente; Jha, Prabhat K.; Peto, Richard; Moreno-Dodson, Blanca; Goodchild, Mark; Perucic, Anne-Marie; Zheng, Rose; Blecher, Evan; Bouw, Annerie; Lavado, Rouselle F.; Meyer, Moritz; Postolovska, Iryna; Sotomayor Noel, Renzo Efren; Ross, Hana; Hu, Teh-Wei; Lisulo, Angela S.; Brown, Melissa; Fanta Ivanovic, Enrique Guillermo; Garcia, Magaly Annabel Clavijo.

Tobacco tax reform at the crossroads of health and development : technical report of the World Bank Group global tobacco control program (Vol. 2 of 2) : Main report (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/491661505803109617

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

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