Regional Conference for Presentation and Exchange on Country Profiles and Regional Synthesis on Taxation of Tobacco Products in the ECOWAS Region, Ouagadougou, 26th to 28th November 2012 : final report

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2012-11

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ECOWAS Commission

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Speakers at the meeting noted that compliance with laws on the fight against tobacco is inadequate, and the influence of the tobacco industry is a reality. It is difficult to assess the degree of enforcement of tobacco laws. Discussions included the issue of synergy between the Ministries of Public Health and the Ministries of Finance in the various countries. Updates on guidelines to tobacco and cigarette taxation are presented.

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TOBACCO INDUSTRY, TAX REVENUES, WEST AFRICA, TOBACCO CONTROL, CONFERENCE REPORTS, POLITICAL WILL

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