The potential for using alcohol and tobacco taxes to fund prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Caribbean Community countries

The potential for using alcohol and tobacco taxes to fund prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in Caribbean Community countries

Objectives. To determine the extent to which increased taxes on alcohol and tobacco products in Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries might successfully reduce consumption of those products and raise revenues, which could then be channeled into noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and control...

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Main Authors: Althea La Foucade, Charmaine Metivier, Samuel Gabriel, Ewan Scott, Karl Theodore, Christine Laptiste
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2018-12-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Alcoholic beverages
tobacco
taxes
noncommunicable diseases
West Indies
Caribbean Region
Online Access:http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/49691

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