Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard: Media Coverage

In the Press

• Outlook India- Tax burden on cigarettes far below international standards: Study (December 16)
• Tribune India - Tax burden on cigarettes in India far below international standards: Study (December 16)
• The Economic Times- Tax on cigarette: India doesn’t tax them enough, below best international practices, says report (December 16)
• The Greater India- Tax on cigarette: India doesn’t tax them sufficient under greatest worldwide practices, says report (December 16)
• Yahoo News- Tax burden on cigarettes in India far below international standards: Study (December 16)
• Deccan Herald- Tax burden on cigarettes in India far below international standards: Study (December 16)
• News Nation- Tax burden on cigarettes in India is quite low according to international scale: study (December 16)
• Navbharat Times- Tax burden on cigarettes in India is quite low according to international scale: study (December 16)
• Lokmat News- Tax burden on cigarettes in India is quite low according to international standards: study (December 16)
• Devdiscource- Tax burden on cigarettes in India far below international standards: Study (December 16)
• Today News- Tax burden on cigarettes in India far under worldwide requirements: Research (December 16)
• Rashtriya Sahara- Tax Burden on Cigarettes in India far below international standards: Study 
• IBC 24- Tax burden on cigarettes in India significantly lower than international scale: study (December 16)
• Live Hindustan- India’s tax score below global average (December 16)
• Telangana Today- Tax burden on cigarettes in India is much below than international standards (December 17)
• Profit Pakistan- Govt fails to tax cigarettes as Pakistan falls at bottom of global scorecard (December 17)
• The Hans India- Tax burden on cigarettes in India far below global best (December 18)
• Daily Times- Pakistan at bottom in cigarette tax scorecard of 170 countries (December 18)
• Business Recorder- ‘Cigarette Tax Scorecard’: Pakistan scores 0.88 out of 5 (December 18)
• Pro Pakistani- Govt fails to effectively tax tobacco products (December 18)
• The Business Standard- Bangladesh’s cigarette prices, tax structures far below int’l best practice (December 19)
• Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha- BSS-39 BD improves int. ciggy tax scorecard (December 19)
• The New Nation- Cigarette tax structures in Bangladesh far below the standard practice (December 19)
• Dhaka Tribune- Bangladesh improves in int’l cigarette tax index (December 19)
• Banglavision- Bangladesh lags behind the best standards of cigarette prices and tax structure (December 19)
• The News- Pakistan at bottom on cigarette tax scorecard (December 19)
• The Nation- Pakistan hits rock bottom in cigarette tax scorecard (December 19)
• The Daily Star- Bangladesh improves in tobacco tax index (December 20)
• The Financial Express- ‘Cigarette tax structure in BD far below int’l standard’ (December 20)
• The New Nation- Cigarette tax structures in BD far below the standard practice: Study (December 20)
• Pakistan Observer- Bangladesh improves in int’l cigarette tax index (December 20)
• The Daily Observer- BD’s cigarette prices, tax structure far below standard (December 21)
• The Financial Express- The economics of tobacco (December 21)
• The Express Tribune- Health ministry pushes for tobacco, soda tax legislation (December 24)
• The Express Tribune- Health ministry pushes for tobacco, soda tax law (December 25)
• Profit Pakistan- Health Ministry recommends legislation to impose health tax on tobacco (December 27)
• The News- ‘Health tax to boost revenue’ (December 27)
• Kodex- 40% of Montenegrins smoke, on average 1 pack per day (December 28)
• CDM- Smokers in Montenegro consume an average of 19 cigarettes a day (December 29)
• Zambia Daily Mail- Tobacco appetite takes upswing (December 30) 
• Over 70 media publications in Bangladesh- compilation available here.

Interview

• Financial Express- Budget 2021 expectations: Simplify tax structure, reduce affordability of tobacco products: Frank J. Chaloupka, Tobacconomics Director (January 13)

Blogs

• Tax Justice Network- Tobacconomics: Measuring the value of cigarette taxes
• Center for Global Development- Measuring the Effectiveness of Health Taxes: The Cigarette Tax Scorecard
• The Union- Tobacconomics Scorecard shines a light on the untapped potential cigarette tax policies
• World Conference on Tobacco or Health- Tobacconomics Scorecard shines a light on the untapped potential cigarette tax policies
• Tobacco Atlas- Cigarette tax increases are a logical first step in raising revenue for COVID-19 recovery
• BD Environment- Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard Released
• Tobacco Control Research and Knowledge Management Center- New Scorecard Report Rates Country Tax Policies Worldwide

Posted

• Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products- Special Update: Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard
• World Bank Collaboration for Development- Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard