Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh

Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh

The key issues and challenges for effective tobacco tax design in Bangladesh, Tobacco control poses a major public policy concern and challenge in Bangladesh, which has one of the world’s highest rates of tobacco use. Low cigarette taxes and prices...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:
TOBACCO TAX
TAX STRUCTURE
TAX RATES
TAX POLICY
REVENUE COLLECTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614301535710804378/Preliminary-Recommendations-for-Effective-Tobacco-Tax-Design-in-Bangladesh
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spelling okr-10986-304092021-05-25T09:17:58Z Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh World Bank TOBACCO TAX TAX STRUCTURE TAX RATES TAX POLICY REVENUE COLLECTION TOBACCO CONTROL The key issues and challenges for effective tobacco tax design in Bangladesh, Tobacco control poses a major public policy concern and challenge in Bangladesh, which has one of the world’s highest rates of tobacco use. Low cigarette taxes and prices have contributed to an alarming expansion in consumption. A complex tax structure assists in keeping cigarette prices low in Bangladesh. Current taxation policy does not achieve the dual objective of discouraging consumption and maximizing revenue. Extensive evidence from across the world clearly shows that tax-induced price increases of cigarettes and other tobacco products are highly effective in curbing tobacco use. It is recommended that Bangladesh implement a unitary specific rate for cigarettes in the long run. 2018-09-11T20:39:56Z 2018-09-11T20:39:56Z 2018-01 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614301535710804378/Preliminary-Recommendations-for-Effective-Tobacco-Tax-Design-in-Bangladesh http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30409 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh
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topic TOBACCO TAX
TAX STRUCTURE
TAX RATES
TAX POLICY
REVENUE COLLECTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
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TAX STRUCTURE
TAX RATES
TAX POLICY
REVENUE COLLECTION
TOBACCO CONTROL
World Bank
Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
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description The key issues and challenges for effective tobacco tax design in Bangladesh, Tobacco control poses a major public policy concern and challenge in Bangladesh, which has one of the world’s highest rates of tobacco use. Low cigarette taxes and prices have contributed to an alarming expansion in consumption. A complex tax structure assists in keeping cigarette prices low in Bangladesh. Current taxation policy does not achieve the dual objective of discouraging consumption and maximizing revenue. Extensive evidence from across the world clearly shows that tax-induced price increases of cigarettes and other tobacco products are highly effective in curbing tobacco use. It is recommended that Bangladesh implement a unitary specific rate for cigarettes in the long run.
format Policy Note
author World Bank
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title Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
title_short Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
title_full Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary Recommendations for Effective Tobacco Tax Design in Bangladesh
title_sort preliminary recommendations for effective tobacco tax design in bangladesh
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614301535710804378/Preliminary-Recommendations-for-Effective-Tobacco-Tax-Design-in-Bangladesh
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