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Analysis of the Fiscal and Health Impact of Increasing Tobacco Excise Taxes
Client/Funding Institution
The World Bank
Abstract
The aim of this rapid-response research note, funded by the World Bank, was to estimate the fiscal and health benefits from raising tobacco taxes in Ukraine, which is contemplating tobacco tax reform at this challenging time for the country's public finances. Our findings reveal that, depending on the chosen scale and speed of the increase, as well as variation by tobacco product, tobacco tax reform would boost total tobacco tax revenue in Ukraine by between 39.3% and 68.9%, while preventing between 65,000 and 165,000 smoking-related deaths.
Duration
February 2024 - August 2024
wiiw team Leader
wiiw Staff
Corinna Covi, Kristijan Fidanovski, Nóra Kungl
Project Partners
Hana Ross, Senior Research Associate
External Publications
Analysis of the Fiscla and Health Impact of Increasing Tobacco Excise Taxes in Ukraine
Countries covered: Ukraine
Research Areas: Other