Alcohol taxes’ contribution to prices in high and middle-income countries : data from the International Alcohol Control Study
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2017-10-26
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John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
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The paper draws on data from six participating countries of the International Alcohol Control Study to examine and evaluate their comparative prices and tax regimes. Both ad valorem and specific per unit of alcohol taxation systems are represented among the six countries. The prices differ widely between countries even though presented in terms of Purchasing Power Parity. The percentage of tax in the final price also varies widely but is much lower than the 75% goal set by the World Health Organization. There is a higher proportion of abstainers in middle-income countries and men drink much more alcohol than women.
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EXCISE TAX, TAXATION, ALCOHOL, DISEASE CONTROL, NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, THAILAND, VIET NAM, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS, GLOBAL