Publication: Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue
Date
2003-10
ISSN
Published
2003-10
Author(s)
Guindon, G. Emmanuel
Perucic, Anne-Marie
Boisclair, David
Abstract
This report summarizes the health
consequences and costs associated with tobacco use. It
reviews price trends for tobacco products in Bangladesh,
India, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka. It reports
trends in government tobacco tax revenues and how tobacco
products are currently taxed in these countries, and in
Maldives and Myanmar. The third section examines the demand
for tobacco products in south-east Asian countries. A
literature review on the demand for tobacco products in
developing countries is followed by new analysis using time
series and household-level data. The revenue-generating
potential of tobacco taxes in south-east Asian countries is
discussed. Finally, the report discusses contraband trade in
tobacco products in South- East Asia, with emphasis on the
industry's alleged role in smuggling.
Citation
“Guindon, G. Emmanuel; Perucic, Anne-Marie; Boisclair, David. 2003. Higher Tobacco Prices and Taxes in Southeast Asia : An Effective Tool to Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives and Generate Revenue. HNP discussion paper;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13717 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”