Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga

Using Taxation to Address Noncommunicable Diseases : Lessons from Tonga

Tonga has experienced a high burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the past two decades. Data indicate the continuing rise of four major NCDs -cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer,and respiratory diseases – as the leading causes of prema...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Nuku'alofa, Tonga 2019
Subjects:
EXCISE TAX
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE
SIN TAX
TOBACCO TAX
PRICE ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
FOOD TAX
ALCOHOL TAX
TAXATION
ILLICIT TRADE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseases-Lessons-from-Tonga
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32063

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844811561475012529/Using-Taxation-to-Address-Noncommunicable-Diseases-Lessons-from-Tonga
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32063

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