Abstract The Tobacco Control Scorecard, published in 2004, presented estimates of the
effectiveness of different policies on smoking rates. Since its publication, new evidence has …

This report, the fifth in the series of WHO reports on the global tobacco epidemic, presents a
country-level examination of the epidemic and identifies countries that have applied effective …

Background Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in developed
countries. Our previous studies in animal models and humans suggest that repeated …

Objective Raising the price of tobacco products is considered one of the most effective ways
to reduce tobacco use. In addition to excise taxes, governments are exploring other policies …

Objective Taxation equitably reduces smoking, the leading cause of health inequalities. The
tobacco industry (TI) can, however, undermine the public health gains realised from tobacco …

Introduction The overall prevalence of cigarette smoking has not changed significantly for
over a decade in Bangladesh. Raising the price of cigarettes through taxation is an …

Increased consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been linked to increases
in obesity in both high-income and low-and middle-income countries. Tobacco and alcohol …

Background About half of all US states have cigarette minimum price laws (MPLs) that
require a per cent mark-up on prices, but research suggests they may not be very effective in …

Tobacco use is a major driver for the growth of noncommunicable diseases throughout the
world. 1, 2 Raising the price of tobacco products through taxation is a proven measure for …

Background Recent studies have shown that more opportunities exist for tax avoidance
when cigarette excise tax structure departs from a uniform specific structure. However, the …