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. Smokers who begin early in adult life and do not stop smoking face a three-fold higher risk of death compared to otherwise similar non-smokers, resulting in a loss, on average, of at least one decade of life (Jha and Peto 2014). Smoking is the second-leading...
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2019/04/25
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Document de travail
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2019/06/18
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Gabon – Assessment of the Impact of Tobacco Excise Tax Increases on Price, Consumption and Tax Revenue over 2018-2021
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excise tax