Effect of excise tax increases on cigarette prices in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorLinegar, Daniel J
dc.contributor.authorvan Walbeek, Corne
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-13T17:38:14Z
dc.date.available2019-06-13T17:38:14Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-24
dc.description.abstractThe effectiveness of excise tax as a tool for reducing tobacco consumption depends largely on how the tax increases impact retail prices. The study estimates this price relationship in South Africa (2001–2015). The magnitude of the price increase depends on the degree to which the tax increase is passed through to consumers. The degree of passthrough thus determines effectiveness. This paper considers the dynamics of cigarette excise tax passthrough in South Africa. People change their purchasing behavior in response to retail price changes, not in response to excise tax changes.en
dc.description.sponsorshipBill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant number 408254 (IRMA 20177)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.citationLinegar DJ, van Walbeek C. Tob Control 2018;27:65–71.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57604
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTob Control;27:65–71en
dc.relation.urihttp://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/
dc.subjectEXCISE TAXen
dc.subjectTAXATIONen
dc.subjectTOBACCO CONTROLen
dc.subjectNON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASESen
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTHen
dc.subjectCIGARETTESen
dc.subjectPRICINGen
dc.subjectSOUTH AFRICAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleEffect of excise tax increases on cigarette prices in South Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2018.
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY-NC 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108442002
idrc.project.number108442
idrc.project.titleThe impact of tobacco pricing and packaging strategies in middle-income countriesen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-234329
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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