Rely more on specific tobacco excises as the share of excise taxes in retail prices increases Greater reliance on specific excise taxes maximises the impact of tobacco taxes on public health by reducing the gap in prices between premium and low priced alternatives, thereby limiting opportunities for users to switch down in response to tax increases
As shown in Figure 13.6.2, tobacco smoking has adverse effects on just about every bodily system and organ
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The direct losses varies from country to country, with the highest negative impact recorded in Bosnia-Herzegovina (total tobacco taxes uncollected due to tobacco smuggling at 0.9% of GDP), Montenegro (0.6% of GDP), Serbia, Croatia and Kosovo (0.2% of GDP)
Both are important in helping reduce the epidemic of e-cig use among young adults in the US, she says