Effects of Tobacco Taxes on Income Distribution in Argentina
This Policy Brief was produced by the Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS) in Argentina. The Policy Brief examines the tobacco taxes and price increases in Argentina and the effects they would have on income distribution as well as cigarette consumption. The Policy Brief concludes that higher taxes and prices on tobacco products would have positive effects for income distribution, health, and lower tobacco consumption in Argentina.
A corresponding Report can be found here.
March 2020
Location(s): Argentina, Latin America and the Carribbean
Project: Think Tanks Project: Accelerating Progress on Tobacco Taxes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Content Type: Policy Brief
Topic(s): Cost-effectiveness, Economic impacts of tobacco control, Impact on demand, Impact on the poor, Tax and price, Tax levels and structure, Tobacco taxes revenues, Tobacco use
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