Affordability and Taxation of Tobacco Products

Raising taxes to make tobacco products less affordable by significantly increasing their prices has proven to be the single most effective and cost-effective measure to reduce the number of people who buy and use tobacco and reduce the number of products they use each day.

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The ºÚÁÏÍø±¬³Ô¹Ï (ACS) Tobacco Control Research (TCR) team has developed an affordability index that informs policymakers which subgroups need interventions to reduce their increased risk of tobacco use and tobacco-related deaths and disabilities because of increases in affordability where they live. Affordability increases when income grows at a faster pace than price. The affordability index is a combination of both price and income changes.?

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