Price sensitivity of cigarette consumption in Bangladesh : evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) surveys

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2013-10

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BMJ Publishing Group

Abstract

Increases in tax on cigarettes would result in a significant reduction in cigarette consumption while increasing tax revenue. In Bangladesh, the average excise tax on cigarettes accounted for just 38% of the average retail price of cigarettes in 2009, and 45% in 2010. Both these rates are well below the WHO recommended share of 70% of the retail price at a minimum. The objective of the present work was therefore to estimate the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes and the effect of tax increases on the consumption of cigarettes and on tax revenue in Bangladesh.

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SMOKING PREVENTION AND CONTROL, TAX POLICY, CIGARETTES, DEMAND ANALYSIS, TOBACCO USE, TOBACCO POLICY, BANGLADESH

Citation

Nargis, N., Ruthbah, U.H., Ghulam Hussain, A.K.M., et al. (2013). Price sensitivity of cigarette consumption in Bangladesh: evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Bangladesh Wave 1 (2009) and Wave 2 (2010) surveys. Tobacco Control, 1-9.doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050835

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