| dc.creator |
van Walbeek, Corné |
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| dc.creator |
Adeniran, Adedeji |
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| dc.creator |
Augustine, Iraoya |
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| dc.date |
2021-06-17T15:09:22Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-06-17T15:09:22Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-06 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-05-26T08:47:08Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-05-26T08:47:08Z |
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| dc.identifier |
van Walbeek, C., Adeniran, C. and Augustine, I. (2021) More on the Positive Fiscal and Health Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxes in Nigeria, African Tax Administration Paper 25, Brighton: ICTD, DOI: 10.19088/ICTD.2021.010 |
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| dc.identifier |
978-1-78118-812-5 |
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| dc.identifier |
https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/16683 |
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| dc.identifier |
Governance |
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| dc.identifier |
10.19088/ICTD.2021.010 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/198530 |
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| dc.description |
Nigeria is faced with substantial economic and health burdens caused by tobacco smoking.
The economic burden of smoking accounts for approximately 1.3 per cent of Nigeria's GDP.
In terms of its health impact, 4.9 per cent of all deaths in 2019 were attributed to smokingrelated
diseases. The thousands of Nigerians that die annually from tobacco-induced
diseases are no longer able to contribute productively to the economy. Tobacco taxation is
one very effective mechanism for reducing the burden of smoking. This paper measures and
benchmarks the economic gains and the number of lives that could be saved through
increased tobacco taxation in Nigeria. Should the government of Nigeria increase the excise
tax to 240 Naira per pack (together with an ad valorem tax of 50 per cent of the CIF/ex-works
price), our model predicts that, over 30 years, nearly 150,000 premature deaths could be
avoided. This is in addition to the more than 150 per cent increase in government revenue
that would also result. The model indicates that the larger the increase in the excise tax, the
greater would be its fiscal and public health impact. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
Institute of Development Studies |
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| dc.relation |
African Tax Administration Paper;25 |
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| dc.rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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| dc.rights |
Institute of Development Studies |
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| dc.subject |
Economic Development |
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| dc.subject |
Governance |
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| dc.subject |
Health |
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| dc.title |
More on the Positive Fiscal and Health Effects of Increasing Tobacco Taxes in Nigeria |
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| dc.type |
Other |
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| dc.coverage |
Nigeria |
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