Cigarette taxes and prices in Spain: government and industry initiatives: Table 1

Villalbí, Joan R.

doi:10.1136/tc.2006.017202

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“…Además, las grandes tendencias en curso antes de la ley apuntan a un declive secular del tabaquismo, evidente en los varones e incipiente en las mujeres 13 . Otras medidas concomitantes también son importantes y en España el incremento de los precios del tabaco a principios de 2006 (especialmente de las marcas más baratas que justo antes habían proliferado) es otro aspecto positivo para la prevención que se solapa con la entrada en vigor de la ley 14 . Finalmente, la imagen social del tabaco ha cambiado y el debate de la ley contribuyó a ello y a hacer del hábito de fumar un comportamiento cada vez menos aceptado 15 (y la eliminación de la publicidad ha liberado a los medios de condicionantes comerciales en su cobertura del tabaco: otro ejemplo de la interrelación entre factores diversos).…”

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Valoración de la Ley 28/2005 de medidas sanitarias frente al tabaquismo

Villalbí¹

2009

Rev. Esp. Salud Publica

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The implementation in 2006 of the law 28/2006 for smoking prevention was a milestone for modern public health in Spain. This law regulated three aspects: it banned the direct and indirect tobacco publicity and sponsorship, it reduced points of sale, and it banned smoking in enclosed workplaces and public spaces, with exemptions concentrating in the restaurant and hospitality sector. As it was implemented, other changes with preventive capacity were adopted: taxes on cigarettes were raised, and there were more resources for prevention and treatment, besides information campaigns and an intensive social debate on smoking. To evaluate the isolated effect of the law is complex, but in this paper we make an attempt by reviewing all the available information, despite its heterogeneity. More than three years after its implementation there are elements suggesting a positive impact on smoking prevalence among teens, in the general consumption of cigarettes and in acute myocardial infarction morbidity. Public policies are important for smoking prevention and to improve population s health, as they create a context conducive to smoking cessation. To reach further progress in smoking prevention in Spain, the current exemption for bars and restaurants in the smoking ban should be removed, and the taxation of tobacco products should be increased.

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