Research Theme

Tobacco Taxation

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Key Resources

Journal Article

An overlooked market: loose cigarettes, informal vendors and their implications for tobacco taxation

May 2023

Max Gallien, Giovanni Occhiali, Hana Ross

Policy Brief

Cannabis Taxation as a Revenue Source for Development: Opportunities and Challenges

April 2023

Max Gallien, Giovanni Occhiali

Working Paper

An Overlooked Market: Loose Cigarettes, Informal Vendors, and Their Implications for Tobacco Taxation

February 2023

Max Gallien, Giovanni Occhiali, Hana Ross

Journal Article

No smoking gun: tobacco taxation and smuggling in Sierra Leone

June 2022

Giovanni Occhiali, Max Gallien

Tobacco Taxation Library

Working Paper

The Economics of Tobacco Control in Nigeria: Modelling the Fiscal and Health Effects of a Tobacco Excise Tax Change

July 2019

Precious C. Akanonu, Joseph Ishaku, Chukwuka Onyekwena

Working Paper

How Can Governments of Low-Income Countries Collect More Tax Revenue?

November 2017

Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard

6 October 2026

Can a digital stamp fix Pakistan’s significant tax gap?

Ahsan Zia Farooqui, Sher Afghan Asad, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Marzia Hazara, Farooq Chatha

Buy a pack of cigarettes in Pakistan today, and there is a one-in-three chance it carries no valid tax stamp….

17 November 2021

Tobacco taxation shows insufficient progress in African countries

Erika Siu, Jeffrey Drope

The ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (or…

28 October 2021

Progress and setbacks on tobacco control in Africa

Corné van Walbeek, Zunda Chisha

Rapid population growth, increased advertising by the tobacco industry, and growing tobacco consumption among young people in Africa all contribute…

31 May 2021

West African governments must increase taxes on tobacco for better health and public finances

Jean Tesche

For more than 30 years, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated May 31 as World No Tobacco Day, which…

25 February 2020

Why Nigeria needs a huge tobacco tax hike to curb smoking

Laura Rossouw

Cigarette sales in most African countries are going up all the time. But smoking rates are much lower than in…

17 July 2019

Cautionary tale of tax incentives for cigarette makers from Zambia

Fastone Goma, Jeffrey Drope, Raphael Lencucha, Ronald Labonte

Tobacco companies are zeroing in on one of the last global markets still ripe for exploitation: the African continent. Much…

2 February 2023

First tax conference in Sierra Leone hailed a success

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders gathered at the Radisson…

5 December 2022

Researchers and policymakers to discuss tax collection for Sierra Leone’s development

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders will gather at the…

31 May 2022

New interactive site on taxing tobacco in West Africa

Did you know cigarettes have actually become more affordable in Africa over the last four years? Find out how tobacco…

28 October 2021

Progress and setbacks on tobacco control in Africa

Corné van Walbeek, Zunda Chisha

This week, the first Africa Conference on Tobacco Control and Development is being held. The aim of the conference is…

3 June 2020

Our new resource page on tobacco taxation

May 31st was World No Tobacco Day. Every year, tobacco use causes more than 8 million deaths globally, and 80%…

Launch of project on tobacco tax reform in West Africa

2 May 2019 – 09:00

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Warar, Dakar, Senegal

On May 2nd 2019, the workshop launching the “Tobacco Tax Reforms to Promote Economic Development in West Africa” project was held in Dakar. The project aims to empower ECOWAS decision-makers with rigorous, independent research to strengthen tobacco control policies in