Policy recommendations on tacing and reducing program mismatch and perverse incentives present in earmarking sin tax to tobacco growing areas

Background Recognizing that the Philippine 1991 tobacco tax sharing law favoured the development of tobacco, the Sin Tax Law, a separate law on restructuring cigarette tax, expanded the use of such to also cover shifting farmers to viable alternative livelihood. Aside from health-driven supply re...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Madeiline Joy Aloria, Meg Reganon, Jenina Joy Chavez
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/Policy-recommendations-on-tacing-and-reducing-program-mismatch-and-perverse-incentives,83874,0,2.html