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Would raising tobacco tax in China unfairly burden the poor?

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: China is home to more than 300 million smokers, a substantial proportion of whom are male and low-income, and who consume more than a third of the world's cigarettes. More than 1 million premature deaths each year in China are attributable to smoking,1 and the economic cost of smoking amounts to billions of dollars.2 Studies consistently show that raising tax on tobacco is the most cost-effective way to reduce tobacco use,3,4 yet China has so far hesitated to use such strategies in its bid to reduce tobacco use and its consequences.

Source: The Lancet Global Health

DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(15)70100-2

Authors: Rong Zheng, Jidong Huang

Institutions: University of International Business and Economics, University of Illinois Chicago

Language: English

Topic: Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Subfield: Physiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $6,680