Τίτλος:
The recent and projected public health and economic benefits of
cigarette taxation in Greece
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Objectives Greece is in an economic crisis compounded by the costs
caused by smoking. The present investigation estimates the economic and
public health benefits ensuing from the recent cigarette excise tax
increase in 2011 and projects the potential benefits from an additional
(sic)2.00 per pack cigarette tax increase.
Methods The effects of the recent cigarette excise tax increase were
calculated on outcome measures: total price per pack, including specific
excise, ad valorem tax, and value-added tax consumption; tax revenue;
and per capita consumption of cigarettes. Additionally,
smoking-attributable mortality, years of potential life lost, and
productivity losses were estimated. Projected effects of an additional
(sic)2.00 per pack tax increase on consumption and tax revenue were also
assessed.
Results The cigarette excise tax increase in 2011 created (sic)558
million in new tax revenue. Cigarette consumption reached a recent low
of 24.9 billion sticks sold or 2197 sticks per person in 2011,
indicating a 16% decrease in per capita cigarette consumption from the
previous year. An additional (sic)2.00 per pack increase in Greek
cigarette taxes is projected to result in reduced cigarette sales by an
additional 20% and lead to an increase in total cigarette tax revenues
by nearly (sic)1.2 billion and the prevention of 192 000 premature
deaths.
Conclusions Nations such as Greece, should employ taxation as a crucial
measure to promote public health and economic development in such dire
times. International economic organisations should aggressively pursue
programmes and policies that champion the economic benefits of tobacco
taxation.
Συγγραφείς:
Alpert, Hillel R.
Vardavas, Constantine I.
Chaloupka, Frank J.
and Vozikis, Athanassios
Athanasakis, Konstantinos
Kyriopoulos,
Ioannis
Bertic, Monique
Behrakis, Panagiotis K.
Connolly,
Gregory N.
Περιοδικό:
Tobacco Control
Εκδότης:
BMJ Publishing Group
DOI:
10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050857
