Cigarette Demand, Taxation, and the Poor : A Case Study of Bulgaria

Sayginsoy, Ozgen; Yurekli, Ayda A.; de Beyer, Joy

Cigarette Demand, Taxation, and the Poor : A Case Study of Bulgaria

2002

Sayginsoy, Ozgen | Yurekli, Ayda A. | de Beyer, Joy

This paper uses data from the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) Household Survey conducted in 1995, to analyze demand for manufactured cigarettes in Bulgaria and the effects on the poor of a hypothetical revenue-maximizing specific excise tax increase on cigarettes. A cigarette tax increase is the single most effective and cost-efficient measure to reduce smoking. The first objective of this paper is to estimate the price and income of consumption for cigarettes in Bulgaria by income groups. The second objective is to simulate the impact of changes in specific excise taxes on consumption, tax burdens and government revenues from cigarette taxes. A major concern among policymakers is that an increase in cigarette taxes could have a disproportionate impact on the poor.

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agricultural production cd commodities consumers developed countries developing countries economic impact economics elasticities employment exchange rate household income household surveys income income distribution inflation living standards nutrition rural areas savings smoking social services statistical data taxation urban areas value added wages

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Million people; Annual inflation; Income inequality; Household level; Developing world; Standard errors; Cigarette manufacture & trade; Oil; Income level; Low incomes; Adult male; Disposable income; Adult males; Inflation rate; Survey period; Tobacco taxes; Exogenous variables; Human development; Dependent variable; Lorenz curve; Income data; Household members; Low income; World trade organization tobacco industry; Negative effect; Policy makers; Living standards measurement; Functional form; Income quintiles; Excise taxes; Price elasticity; Poverty line; Income group; Household survey; Real income; Real terms; Expenditures; Rental value; Income groups; Tax revenues; Income variables; Household incomes; Regression results; Per capita incomes; Poverty level; High inflation; Linear regression; Household size; Tobacco exports; Heteroskedasticity; Monthly expenditure; Negative sign; Deflators; Price increases; Household budget survey; Policy making; Household member

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DOI http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2138036/cigarette-demand-taxation-poor-case-study-bulgaria https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13629

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Cigarette Demand, Taxation, and the Poor : A Case Study of Bulgaria

2002

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