Samoa is one of the first countries in the Pacific to introduce taxation measures to address Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). The predicted probability of dying from NCDs between the ages of 30 and 70 years is more than double in Samoa compared to high-income nations in the Pacific region. Over several years, the government of Samoa has imposed excise taxes on several products including cigarettes, alcohol, and sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs). The...
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Opportunities to Maximize the Effectiveness of Food and Tobacco Tax to Help Address Samoa’s NCD Crisis
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Krahn,Jutta; Osornprasop,Sutayut; Hawley, Nicola.
Opportunities to Maximize the Effectiveness of Food and Tobacco Tax to Help Address Samoa’s NCD Crisis (English). Policy Brief Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099320308162286581