Taxing tobacco as a strategy to reduce consumption and increase public health benefits in Pakistan
Implementing 70% taxation on tobacco products is beneficial, however, to fully realize its benefit, there is a need for strict regulation on brand shifting and illegal trade.
Authors
- Zainab Samad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2422-3199)
- Tariq Mahmood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4299-7756)
- Aysha Almas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7146-7183)
- Namra Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1774-1043)
- Gerald S. Bloomfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7176-1611)
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.26719/2024.30.11.772
- Primary Topic
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center