Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis

Samoa is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce taxation measures to address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The predicted probability of dying from NCDs between the ages of 30 and 70 years is more than double in Samoa compared to...

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Main Author:	World Bank
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Language:	English English
Published:	Washington, DC 2022
Subjects:	TAX INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOR POLICY BRIEF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION UNHEALTHY CONSUMPTION TAX TOBACCO TAX ALCHOHOL TAX FOOD TAX TAX POLICY NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CRISIS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099455108172230367/P15377802f248606409e230b48bda60b256 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37904

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spelling	okr-10986-379042022-08-23T05:10:34Z Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis World Bank TAX INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOR POLICY BRIEF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION UNHEALTHY CONSUMPTION TAX TOBACCO TAX ALCHOHOL TAX FOOD TAX TAX POLICY NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CRISIS Samoa is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce taxation measures to address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The predicted probability of dying from NCDs between the ages of 30 and 70 years is more than double in Samoa compared to high-income nations in the Pacific region. Over several years, the Government of Samoa has imposed excise taxes on several products including cigarettes, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs). There are plans to expand excise taxes to unhealthy products in 2023. This includes raising excise taxes on tobacco and SSBs and introducing import duty and/or excise taxes on imported high fat cuts of lamb, syrups, confectionery, biscuits, ice cream, and french fries. Simultaneously, there are plans to reduce and/or waive import duty on selected vegetables, fresh chicken, and bottled water. Therefore, in 2020, a nationally representative survey was conducted to generate baseline data to inform future tax measures. 2022-08-22T15:28:27Z 2022-08-22T15:28:27Z 2022 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099455108172230367/P15377802f248606409e230b48bda60b256 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37904 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes East Asia and Pacific Samoa
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topic	TAX INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOR POLICY BRIEF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION UNHEALTHY CONSUMPTION TAX TOBACCO TAX ALCHOHOL TAX FOOD TAX TAX POLICY NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CRISIS
spellingShingle	TAX INFLUENCE ON BEHAVIOR POLICY BRIEF DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION UNHEALTHY CONSUMPTION TAX TOBACCO TAX ALCHOHOL TAX FOOD TAX TAX POLICY NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CRISIS World Bank Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
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description	Samoa is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce taxation measures to address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The predicted probability of dying from NCDs between the ages of 30 and 70 years is more than double in Samoa compared to high-income nations in the Pacific region. Over several years, the Government of Samoa has imposed excise taxes on several products including cigarettes, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs). There are plans to expand excise taxes to unhealthy products in 2023. This includes raising excise taxes on tobacco and SSBs and introducing import duty and/or excise taxes on imported high fat cuts of lamb, syrups, confectionery, biscuits, ice cream, and french fries. Simultaneously, there are plans to reduce and/or waive import duty on selected vegetables, fresh chicken, and bottled water. Therefore, in 2020, a nationally representative survey was conducted to generate baseline data to inform future tax measures.
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title	Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
title_short	Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
title_full	Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
title_fullStr	Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
title_full_unstemmed	Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis
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publisher	Washington, DC
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Opportunities to maximize the effectiveness of food and tobacco tax to help address Samoa NCD crisis

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