Thank you to our colleagues for your active participation & commitment to strengthening #tobacco tax policies to improve both #fiscal & #publichealth in your countries & around the world 🌍 World Bank PAHO/WHO OECD Tax Tobacco-Free Kids Global Institute for Global Tobacco Control World Health Organization (WHO)

📢 We are excited to announce our #rebrand to @EconforHealth! For nearly 20 years, #Tobacconomics has supported policies that improve #publichealth w/ #research & global partnerships. Under our new name we will continue this work & apply our #economic expertise to new topics 🔍

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In #Pakistan🇵🇰, SPDC finds: -share of econ brands ⬆️ from 80% in 2021-22 to 93% in 2023-24 📈 -share of lower-price econ brands ⬆️ from 16% to 45% 📈 - smokers of lower-priced econ brands smoke more #cigarettes daily than counterparts Learn more👇 economicsforhealth.org/research/consu…

This week, @EconForHealth joined the "South Asia Tobacco Control Leadership Programme," organized by Institute for Global Tobacco Control in #SriLanka🇱🇰 We discussed #tobacco tax policies in 7️⃣ countries in #SouthAsia🌏 & policy recommendations w/ SPDC & Rijo M. John 🔎 publichealth24.com/indirect-costs…

The evidence is clear: the more affordable tobacco is, the more young people will use it. That’s why the proposed rollback of tobacco taxes in the Philippines is an attack on youth health. One expert said it will “...lead to a surge in the number of Filipinos who will easily

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1,200 kids start smoking daily in Pakistan. Higher taxes can curb youth addiction & protect future generations. #IncreaseTobaccoTax IMF Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan Government of Pakistan FBR Shehbaz Sharif Ministry of National Health Services, Pakistan Pledge Against Consumption of Tobacco

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🆕 #research finds that increasing the #cigarette FED rate by Rs 39 in #Pakistan🇵🇰 would: -⬇️ consumption by 6.9%, -prevent 264,000 tobacco-related deaths, -⬆️ revenues by 17.9% 📈 Learn more about the recommendations from SPDC & our partners 👇 economicsforhealth.org/research/highe…

Time for a Tobacco Tax Increase! An excise tax increase of Rs 39 per pack can generate Rs 67.4 billion in additional revenue & reduce smoking by 6.9%! Let’s act now! #SmartTaxation #RevenueForHealth #SPARC

Congratulations to SPDC & SDPI on their successful event for #WorldNoTobaccoDay 🎉 Check out the presentation below to hear more about SPDC's 🆕 findings on illicit #tobacco trade & our recommendations for #policymakers 👇 Stay tuned for the #research report!

Excise tax rates on cigarettes have been frozen since February 2023, which has profound negative implications for public health outcomes and government revenues. See SPDC’s policy brief here: spdc.org.pk/publications/t… FBR, IMF Pakistan, Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan

We are excited to be back at World Conference on Tobacco Control w/partners in #Dublin 🌍 Yesterday, we presented on illicit #cigarettes & #tobacco farming, sharing recommendations to strengthen #tobaccocontrol 📈 We look forward to continuing to discuss key topics w/colleagues in the next 2️⃣ days!

The smokescreen over Pakistan’s cigarette taxes: a case for urgent fiscal scrutiny - Opinion - Business Recorder share.google/CUrSJj4oeoiFVq…

📢 SPDC finds tax revenue leakage in #Pakistan's🇵🇰 budget 🔎 #Cigarette tax revenue was 5️⃣5️⃣% lower than target, despite production ⬆️, which suggests: -#tobacco industry under-reporting or -weak tax admin & enforcement. Read on Business Record👇 epaper.brecorder.com/2025/06/27/7-p…

🆕 #smoker survey in #Jordan🇯🇴 finds that, on average: - male & female smokers consume 25-26 #cigarettes/day, and - licit & illicit packs are only JD 2.15 & 2.13, respectively 🔎 Learn more about the licit & illicit #tobacco markets from Jordan University of Science and Technology JUST 👇 economicsforhealth.org/research/an-an…