The impact of a 2018 tax increase on illicit cigarette trade in Mongolia - baseline results

Background and challenges to implementation Mongolia battles with high smoking prevalence - 49% of adult male and 5.3% of adult female smoked in 2013. An evidence based tobacco tax policy could substantially reduce this prevalence. A study found that a 9-fold increase in tobacco tax could help Mong...

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Main Authors: Tsetsegsaikhan Batmunkh, Hana Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/The-impact-of-a-2018-tax-increase-on-illicit-cigarette-trade-in-Mongolia-baseline,84047,0,2.html