Taxing tobacco: The case for higher rates and wider coverage Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s effort to raise tobacco taxes should be read not as a narrow fiscal move, but as a statement of economic intent

In his @hindustan-times.bsky.social column Vital Signs, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan explains why India’s recent #cigarettetax increase matters for #publichealth and the economy, in India and globally.

Read here: www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/taxi...

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Congratulations to @econforhealth.bsky.social for the publication of the 4th edition of their #CigaretteTaxScorecard.

Find out about #CigaretteTax policies in 171 countries using the latest data from the @who.int: www.economicsforhealth.org/research/cig...

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