The Economics of Tobacco in Sri Lanka

• Tác giả: Nisha Arunatilake
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 178.7 Consumption of tobacco
• Thông tin xuất bản: World Bank, Washington, DC, 2013
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 255994
• Chủ đề: 1. CIGARETTES; 2. SMOKING PREVALENCE; 3. TOBACCO CONSUMPTION; 4. TOBACCO CONTROL; 5. TOBACCO TAXES

Tóm tắt

This paper describes trends in tobacco use in Sri Lanka, assesses the economic contribution of the industry (jobs, earnings, tax revenues and trade balance), and analyses the relationship between demand for cigarettes and prices and incomes, looking at different socioeconomic groups. It uses the estimated elasticities to simulate the likely impact of a tax increase on prices, government revenues and on demand, expenditures and tax burdens of different socio-economic groups.