Tobacco and Alcohol Excise Taxes for Improving Public Health and Revenue Outcomes : Marrying Sin and Virtue?

Excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been a dependable and significant revenue source in many countries. More recently, considerable attention has been paid to the way in which such taxes may also be used to attain public health objectives...

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Main Author:	Bird, Richard M.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	REGRESSIVE TAXES TAX LAW RISKS EVASION PRODUCT TAXES ACCOUNTING TAX RATES EXCISE TAXES PEOPLE ADDED TAX PUBLIC ECONOMICS PUBLIC REVENUES TAX BURDENS PSYCHOLOGY LAWS TAX CHANGES SOCIAL RESEARCH EXCHANGE SPENDING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TAX INCIDENCE LOCAL FINANCE SERVICES TAX BASES HEALTH CARE REVENUES TAX EVASION SALES TAXES HEALTH MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS TAX SYSTEMS TAX STRUCTURES TAX SIN TAXES EXCISE TAX CRIME TAX RECEIPTS SMOKERS TAX REDUCTION INFLATION INTERNATIONAL BANK REVENUE SOURCES SIN TAX ECONOMIC ANALYSIS PUBLIC HEALTH UNIFORM TAXES KNOWLEDGE PASSIVE SMOKING SOCIAL POLICY TAX SYSTEM TAX ADMINISTRATION EXERCISES TOBACCO TAXES TAX POLICIES SMOKING INTERVENTION PUBLIC FUNDS EXTERNALITIES VALUE ADDED TAX HEALTH OUTCOMES MARKETING USE TAXES TAX BASE TAX REFORM LABOR TAX REVENUES PER ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY FINANCE HEALTH PROMOTION PUBLIC TAXES TAX COMPETITION HEALTH SPENDING EXPENDITURE EARMARKED TAX ALCOHOL TAXES EQUITY ALCOHOL TAXATION SIN’ TAXES GOOD TAX RATE AGED TRANSPARENCY TAX REVENUE HEALTH POLICY TAX INCREASES HEALTH EFFECTS PUBLIC EXPENDITURES STRESS EXPENDITURES ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX NUTRITION MARKET DIFFERENTIAL TAXATION EARMARKED TAXES REGULATION SOCIAL WELFARE LEVY MANAGEMENT TAXATION WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOODS EFFECTIVE TAX RATES CHILDREN INDIRECT TAXATION ISOLATION ADDICTION TAX POLICY SIN’ TAX REVENUE FAMILIES GAMBLING GOVERNMENTS ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IMPLEMENTATION TOBACCO TAX ALCOHOLISM
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Tobacco and Alcohol Excise Taxes for Improving Public Health and Revenue Outcomes : Marrying Sin and Virtue?

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