The study examines prevalence of tobacco use in Estonia, expenditures by smokers, and the prevalence of prominent … diseases for which tobacco use is an important risk factor. It estimates private and public direct and indirect costs … expenditures and lost revenues is estimated to be well over EEK 200 million greater than the tobacco tax revenues generated and …

This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs …

This study of the tobacco industry and taxation policy in Morocco summarizes tobacco expenditure data from surveys, and … describes how the industry is organized, including farming activities, processing, marketing and the distribution network … policy on tobacco demand and tax revenues. Data and estimation model specifications are described, and the results presented …

The tobacco epidemic is a worldwide phenomenon with significantly destructive effects on developing, transitional, and … industrialized nations. The first scientific evidence on the health consequences of tobacco consumption-specifically, smoking …-was discovered in industrialized nations. As a result, the economic analysis of tobacco control issues began and was developed in …

The purpose of this tool is to help the reader understand the structure, design, and administration of tobacco taxes …. There is no doubt about the adverse health impacts of tobacco use. In both developed and developing countries, the … Ministries of health, tobacco interest groups, academia, and advocates against tobacco strongly believe that tobacco consumption …

The intended purpose of this tool is to let readers gain the necessary knowledge about tobacco smuggling. With this …, and impact on other policy goals. For example, if enhanced tax revenue is one goal of a tobacco taxation policy, smuggling … can be an important consideration, since smuggled tobacco avoids taxation. Likewise, tobacco smuggling can have an impact …

Currently there are approximately 4 million tobacco related deaths annually. If present trends continue, by the year …, government action to establish various tobacco control initiatives can prevent this from happening and save a significant number … of lives. Tobacco control measures include: i) raising tobacco prices by imposing higher excise taxes; ii) advertising …

, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide … tobacco leaf. The knowledge note series is funded under the Health Tax Workstream of the World Bank's Global Tax Program …