Articles under "#tobacco" category

Cigarette smuggling: how Uzbekistan managed to turn the tide

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Uzbekistan is a landlocked country bordered by Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Located along the ancient Silk Road, it has been the centre of commer...

Enhancing results in the fight against the illicit trade in cigarettes: Dominican Customs’ positive experience

Illicit trade endangers the healthy structure of trade and industry, and requires constant vigilance from Customs administrations, which, due to their position at the border, play a critical role in combating this trade that causes enormous detriment to state revenues and that of industries aroun...

Quantifying the illicit trade in tobacco: a matter of public interest and self-interest

Scientists determined long ago that there is a direct causal link between smoking and ill-health for both smokers and passive smokers. Despite overwhelming evidence, some stakeholders continued to peddle doubt regarding the health implications until this false contention was no longer tenable.

Controlling inputs of cigarette production: rationale, challenges and recommendations

Higher tobacco taxes increase revenue and save lives: a review of the WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2015

Taxing tobacco products has historically been a simple way for governments, through their Customs and tax agencies, to collect revenue. Indeed, Adam Smith wrote in his 1776 book The Wealth of Nations, “sugar, rum, and tobacco are commodities which are no where necessaries of life, whic...

Tobacco taxes, illicit trade and plain packaging

The taxation of tobacco is a core policy mechanism for reducing cigarette smoking. Evidence shows that the greater the tobacco tax increase, the lower the cigarette consumption. National revenue agencies, such as Customs, collect enormous amounts of cigarette taxes every year through impo...