The economics of tobacco taxation and employment in Indonesia : policy implications technical brief (English)

Indonesia has one of the highest rates of cigarette consumption in the world. Tobacco use heavily burdens population health, undermines the quest for universal health coverage, and inflicts heavy direct and indirect economic costs. Higher tobacco taxes to increase cigarette prices contribute to reducing tobacco consumption and hence tobacco-related disease and death, while increasing public resources for development. The Indonesian government has...

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Al Rikabi, Jaffar;

Araujo, Edson Correia;

Drope, J.;

Gil Sander, Frederico;

Harimurti, Pandu;

Isenman, Paul;

Marquez, Patricio Vicente;

Nargis, Nigar;

Perucic, Anne-Marie;

Sahadewo, Gumilang Aryo;
Document Date
2018/05/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
126158
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2018/05/11
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
policy implications technical brief
Keywords
tobacco tax

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Al Rikabi, Jaffar; Araujo, Edson Correia; Drope, J.; Gil Sander, Frederico; Harimurti, Pandu; Isenman, Paul; Marquez, Patricio Vicente; Nargis, Nigar; Perucic, Anne-Marie; Sahadewo, Gumilang Aryo.

The economics of tobacco taxation and employment in Indonesia : policy implications technical brief (English). WBG Global Tobacco Control Program Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/219251526070564098

The economics of tobacco taxation and employment in Indonesia : policy implications technical brief (English)

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