Las políticas fiscales relacionadas con la prevención de enfermedades no transmisibles son esenciales para mejorar la salud y contribuyen a un financiamiento sostenible de los sistemas de salud. Con miras a la reunión de alto nivel sobre cobertura universal de salud que se celebrará en septiembre del 2023 en la Asamblea General de las Naciones...

Raising tobacco taxes is considered the most effective strategy to avoid smoking initiation and discourage its use, especially among vulnerable groups. However, few low- and middle-income countries have adopted high tobacco taxes. Raising taxes is, therefore, an opportunity to strengthen and accelerate tobacco control. The objective of this study is to analyze the barriers and...

This paper investigates the impact of increasing the tobacco taxes on the poverty rate in Mexico. Unlike most LMIC countries, the prevalence of smoking in Mexico is higher among the well-off than among the poor. Yet, tobacco tax rates in Mexico are lower than those in most LMIC countries. There is room, thus, to implement...