Increase in tobacco tax does not lead to increase in illicit cigarette consumption in Hong Kong: findings from a top-down approach against tobacco industry-funded results
Background The tobacco industry consistently and persistently exaggerates that tobacco tax increase leads to increased illicit cigarette consumption (ICC). Using a top-down approach, we found that the proportion of ICC was about 11.9% in 2012 in Hong Kong (published in Tobacco Control), versus 35.9...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Increase-in-tobacco-tax-does-not-lead-to-increase-in-illicit-cigarette-consumption,84408,0,2.html |