Raising tobacco taxes in selected countries of Central America : final technical report
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2014-01
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Inter American Heart Foundation (IAHF), Dallas, TX, US
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The paper provides a country by country in-depth analysis of the impact of tobacco tax policies in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The project searched for ways to provide expert advice on tax administration and techniques for improved supply chain controls. The study results include drafting of new tax legislation for each of the three countries. Newly designed cigarette tax policies were presented at workshops with parliamentarians, journalists and activists, and at the Ministries of Finance and Health in private meetings. This report (in English and Spanish) provides an overview of the project, methodology, surveys, econometric analyses, outputs, outcomes and recommendations.
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FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL, FCTC, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, TOBACCO INDUSTRY, NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, TOBACCO CONTROL, TAXATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMOKING, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, EL SALVADOR, LATIN AMERICA, HONDURAS, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, GUATEMALA