The Demand for Cigarettes in Tanzania and Implications for Tobacco Taxation Policy

Kidane, Asmerom; Mduma, John K.; Naho, Alexis; Ngeh, Ernest Tingum; Hu, Teh-wei

doi:10.13189/aeb.2015.031002

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“…Studies from multiple Sub-Saharan African countries [11], as well as specific-country studies, including from South Africa [12], Tanzania [13], Uganda [14], and Zambia [15], have confirmed that higher cigarette prices reduced smoking prevalence and intensity of use. Previous international research has found that youth are even more price-responsive than adults [16], making tobacco taxation particularly effective in countries with high population growth, where measures aimed at youth smoking are especially needed.…”

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Effects of Prices on Youth Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Initiation in Ghana and Nigeria

Asare

Stokłosa

Drope

et al. 2019

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Background: Population growth in the African region is set to outpace the rate of decline in smoking prevalence, leading to a projected increase in the total number of smokers. As most tobacco users initiate during their adolescent years, tobacco prevention strategies targeting youth will be particularly important. Methods: This study estimated the impact of cigarette prices on youth cigarette smoking and tobacco use initiation in Ghana and Nigeria using the Global Youth Tobacco Survey data. First, we used cross-section data and logit models to estimate the effects of prices on youth cigarette smoking. Second, we created pseudo longitudinal data and used continuous-time hazard models to evaluate the impact of cigarette prices on tobacco use initiation. Results: We found that higher cigarette prices decreased both 30-day cigarette smoking and tobacco use onset significantly in both Ghana and Nigeria. Additionally, the price elasticity of cigarette smoking and tobacco use initiation ranged from −0.44 to −1.13, and −1.04 to −3.66, respectively. Conclusions: As one of the first studies on youth tobacco consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa, this study strongly suggests that policies that increase real cigarette prices can lower both cigarette smoking and tobacco use initiation among youth in Ghana and Nigeria.

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Effects of Prices on Youth Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Initiation in Ghana and Nigeria

Asare

Stokłosa

Drope

et al. 2019

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“…Simulation analysis based on a two-part demand equation model developed by Kidane et al (2015) and Kidane et al (2017) shows the impacts of the excise duty hike for cigarettes on households' consumption and government revenue. The study found that, prior to raising the excise duty on cigarettes, the smoking prevalence was 15.95 per cent and per capitа consumption was 1.33 cigarettes per day, implying 24.27 packs per year.…”

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Application of digital technology in enhancing tax revenue collection: the case of micro businesses in Tanzania

Oreku

2021

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In spite of the importance of Micro Businesses (MBs) in forming a wide tax base, there isn’t a clear practical approach to tax administration of MBs in many developing countries. Specifically, there is limited information on how digital technology can address tax administration challenges for MBs. This paper explores the potentials of digital technology to enhance tax revenue collection and its administration to Micro Businesses in the Tanzanian context. The data on tax administration, challenges impeding tax administration to MBs, and the potential of digital technology used in tax administration were collected by questionnaire and interview. Interviews were conducted with 24 informants from Tanzania Revenue Authority, and 137 Micro Business candidates from various business sectors were provided with a questionnaire in Dar es Salaam, which is the head office of tax administration and the economic hub of Tanzania. Thematic approach was used to analyse the qualitative data. Descriptive statistics was used to analyse quantitative data through SPPS. The findings revealed that the current tax practices to MBs do not comply with tax theories of low administration cost, wide tax base, and simple-to-administer tax procedure. The findings revealed that the challenges like lack of record keeping, lack of knowledge on tax payment procedures, unknown tax collection channels, and multiple taxes can be tackled by establishing strong relationship mechanisms between TRA and MBs and using digital technology solutions to tackle challenges. The study suggests some digital technology solutions to address the challenges. Leading to that practical aspect of tax administration that can guide policy makers and tax administrators was introduced.

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“…They used Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and showed that education, income level, and the price of the cigarette is insignificant on cigarette consumption while the life expectancy at birth has a significantly negative impact on cigarette consumption. By employing household survey data and utilizing the two-stage least square model, Kidane et al (15) found that the effect of the price changes is significantly negative in all income groups in Tanzania. They also demonstrated that age and education level are other significant factors explaining cigarette consumption.…”

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Club Convergence in Cigarette Consumption and Health Policies in Pre-Pandemic Period

Tirgil

Görüş

Ozgur

2021

Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi

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Aim: Turkey introduced price and non-price measures in recent years to reduce smoking. The government banned smoking in all enclosed workplaces and public places. Then, they extended the ban to include all restaurants, cafeterias, and the hospitality sector in 2009 and increased the Special Consumption Tax dramatically on tobacco products by 20 percent in 2010. This study aims to examine regional disparities in cigarette consumption across Turkish cities employing provincial-level data by utilizing a club convergence test. Material and Methods: We report some descriptive results for the smoking trend for subregions of Turkey. Then, we explore regional disparities in smoking across Turkish provinces, employing monthly provincial-level data, through a club convergence test in pre-pandemic period, 2009-2017. Results: Our results suggest that the initial effects of the anti-tobacco policies resulted in a substantial decline in smoking. It seems that distinct regions behave differently to the policy changes in a way that some areas reduce their cigarette consumption considerably while some regions did not. Club convergence test results demonstrate that it is not proper to conduct a common tobacco control policy in Turkey since there is more than one convergence club in the analyses. Conclusion: We encourage authorities to decentralize power by including local agencies and municipalities in enforcing the anti-tobacco law. We urge authorities to take different policy measures for different regions. Besides, from a pandemic perspective, one can argue that the regional disparities in cigarette consumption is also a signal for the need of diversified health policies across regions in Turkey.

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The Demand for Cigarettes in Tanzania and Implications for Tobacco Taxation Policy

Cited by 17 publications

References 7 publications

Effects of Prices on Youth Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Initiation in Ghana and Nigeria

Effects of Prices on Youth Cigarette Smoking and Tobacco Use Initiation in Ghana and Nigeria

Application of digital technology in enhancing tax revenue collection: the case of micro businesses in Tanzania

Club Convergence in Cigarette Consumption and Health Policies in Pre-Pandemic Period

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