New health taxes in Ghana: a qualitative study exploring potential public support.

ABSTRACT: In the context of a fiscal crisis and health pressures, Ghana's government has been exploring additional pro-health taxes. The World Health Organization and World Bank support health taxes as 'win-win' policies that can, if designed effectively, simultaneously improve health and raise revenue for health spending. However, international evidence shows that health taxes can meet political and public opposition. Yet, there is little research that empirically examines public views of health taxes. We compared policy stakeholders' perceptions of Ghanaian public support for health taxes with public views, seeking to understand the basis for potential public opposition, the extent to which evidence can shape public views, and whether tax framing and design influences public support. We undertook

SUBMITTER: Smith KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12448797 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature