Monitoring and Measuring Health Taxes

Sandoval, Rosa Carolina; Roche, Maxime; Perucic, Anne-Marie; Alvarado, Miriam; Belausteguigoitia, Itziar; Galicia, Luis Felipe Rivera; Paraje, Guillermo

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“…Although such an indicator has limitations and other information is needed to assess the multiple dimensions of taxation policies, it has informed policymaking and enabled standardized comparisons of tobacco tax levels across countries and time, providing a powerful tool for advocacy [5].…”

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“…Since 2008, WHO biennially collects tax and price data on tobacco products and publishes a tax share indicator, which measures the percentage of indirect taxes in the final retail price of a pack of the most‐sold brand of 20 cigarettes in each WHO Member State [4]. Although such an indicator has limitations and other information is needed to assess the multiple dimensions of taxation policies, it has informed policymaking and enabled standardized comparisons of tobacco tax levels across countries and time, providing a powerful tool for advocacy [5].…”

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Comparing taxes on alcoholic beverages in the Region of the Americas

2023

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Background and Aims Excise taxes represent one of the most cost‐effective policies to reduce the harmful use of alcohol. Existing information about their design is limited and no standardized metric has been used to compare tax levels in the Region of the Americas. This study aimed to compare alcohol excise tax policies throughout the Americas, compare tax levels and consider opportunities to improve the impact of excise taxes on alcohol consumption and health. Design and Setting Descriptive analysis using a method developed by the Pan American Health Organization and adapted from the World Health Organization's tobacco tax monitoring. Data were collected by surveying ministries of finance and reviewing tax legislation in effect as of November 2020 in the Region of the Americas. Measurements Tax policy design indicators, taxes as a percentage of the retail price of the most‐sold brand of beer, wine and spirits, including a weighted average indicator across beverage types, and tax levels per standard drink (10 g ethanol) in international dollars at purchasing power parity. Findings Thirty‐three countries in the Americas (94%) apply excise taxes on alcoholic beverages, with Argentina and Uruguay not applying them to wine. There is significant heterogeneity in excise tax design across countries and beverage types. Only a third of amount‐specific excise taxes are regularly adjusted to avoid erosion. Regional median excise taxes represent the highest share of the price for spirits (21.4%) and the lowest for wine (11.0%). The regional median consumption‐weighted average excise tax share across all beverage types is 12.0%. Excise tax shares are generally higher in Latin America than in the Caribbean and Canada. Excise tax levels per standard drink are generally lower for spirits than for other beverages. Conclusions Alcohol excise tax policies vary significantly across the Americas, often reflecting national consumption patterns. To maximize their public health impact, tax rates could be increased and tax designs improved, particularly to ensure higher tax burdens on high‐strength drinks.

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Lessons learned from fostering tobacco taxes in the Americas and implications for other health taxes

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Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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During the past decade progress has been made from a public health perspective in advancing tobacco taxation policies in the World Health Organization’s Region of the Americas, and there are important lessons to be learned from this experience. This report aims to systematize and distill the key lessons learned, both by documenting progress and paving the way toward a comprehensive approach to taxing other health-harming  products, particularly those considered to be drivers of the noncommunicable disease epidemic, such as alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages. A thorough review of publications and institutional documents was undertaken and discussions were held with experts about the experiences of the past decade. Broadly, the lessons can be characterized according to the main mechanisms that have fostered progress. These are the robust, consistent and standardized monitoring of tobacco taxes that has enabled comparisons between countries and across time; the setting of tax policy within a framework of multisectoral policy coherence; and the development of guidelines and the generation of independent evidence to support tobacco taxes and tackle harmful industry interference. Currently, progress in these areas is lagging for taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages. Applying the lessons learned from the extensive experience with tobacco taxation can help advance progress in taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages and capture the potential synergies to be gained from building a comprehensive approach. Although more work is needed in developing and implementing taxation policies across all three products, the findings from this report can assist in strengthening their public health objectives to tackle noncommunicable diseases and improve population health.

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Monitoring and Measuring Health Taxes

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Comparing taxes on alcoholic beverages in the Region of the Americas

Comparing taxes on alcoholic beverages in the Region of the Americas

Lessons learned from fostering tobacco taxes in the Americas and implications for other health taxes

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