The Political Economy of the 2016 Tobacco and Proposed Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Increases in Colombia

In 2008, Colombia joined the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), which includes measures related to price and taxes designed to reduce supply and demand. By 2015, the overall prevalence of smokers in the country had decreased slightly but still reached 17 percent. The impact of tobacco o...

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Main Authors: Garcia, Maria Isabel, Villar Uribe, Manuela, Iunes, Roberto
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/157441507059518543/The-political-economy-of-the-2016-tobacco-and-proposed-sugar-sweetened-beverage-tax-increases-in-Colombia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28569

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