The Welfare and Distributional Effects of Increasing Taxes on Tobacco in Vietnam
This paper assesses the welfare and distributional effects of raising taxes on tobaccoin Vietnam. Tobacco taxes are recognized as effective policy tools to reduce tobaccoconsumption and to improve health outcomes. However, policy makers often hesit...
Main Authors: | Fuchs Tarlovsky, Alan, Gonzalez Icaza, Fernanda |
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Format: | Report |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/758391561477648302/The-Welfare-and-Distributional-Effects-of-Increasing-Taxes-on-Tobacco-in-Vietnam http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32062 |
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