Lessons learned from cigarette tax harmonisation in the European Union

[...]the countries in this group have higher per capita incomes (which are growing at a slower pace) and higher cigarette taxes and prices. What this paper adds While many tobacco control advocates credit the European Union's (EU's) minimum excise tax burden (percentage share of tax in pri...

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Published in:Tobacco control 2014-05, Vol.23 (e1), p.e12-e14
Main Authors: Blecher, Evan, Ross, Hana, Stoklosa, Michal
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Commerce - economics
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Councils
Economic growth
EU directives
European Union
Excise taxes
Fiscal policy
Humans
International Cooperation
Prices
Smoking - economics
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Taxes - legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Tobacco Products - economics
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Commerce - economics
Commerce - legislation & jurisprudence
Councils
Economic growth
EU directives
European Union
Excise taxes
Fiscal policy
Humans
International Cooperation
Prices
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Tobacco
Tobacco industry
Tobacco Products - economics
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