How has the tobacco industry passed tax changes through to consumers in 12 sub-Saharan African countries?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tobacco taxation is only effective in reducing consumption when it is translated into higher prices. This study aims to investigate to what extent the tobacco industry (TI) passes tax increases over to consumers by increasing the retail price of cigarettes in 12 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries.

Methods

African Cigarette Prices Project and WHO's Global Tobacco Epidemic Reports data were used to calculate the rate of tax pass-through by decomposing the retail price of cigarettes into tax and net prices between 2016 and 2020. Percentage change in net price was used to identify industry pricing behaviour, in both packs and single-stick sales. TI pricing strategies were examined by country, producer type, producers, and cigarette price segment.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Sheikh ZD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11877087 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature