Reducing Tobacco Use through Taxation : The Experience of the Republic of Korea

World Bank Group

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: TOBACCO CONTROL;    TOBACCO TAX;    TOBACCO CONSUMPTION;    CIGARETTE SMOKING;    TAXATION;   

RP-ID  :  127248

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

As a country with one of the highestmale smoking rates and one of the lowest cigarette prices inthe world, Korea has prioritized many tobacco controlefforts, including bans on smoking in public places,regulations on tobacco advertising, and public educationabout the harms of tobacco use. Consistent implementation oftobacco control policies has helped to magnify theimportance of using tobacco tax rises as the basis oftobacco price policy – though these reforms took a long timeto implement.