Impacts of Tobacco Excise Increases on Cigarette Consumption and Government Revenues in Southeastern European Countries. Regional study Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia
Impacts of Tobacco Excise Increases on Cigarette Consumption and Government Revenues in Southeastern European Countries. Regional study Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia

Contributor(s): Jovan Zubović (Editor), Marko Vladisavljević (Editor)
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Аналитика Тинк-тенк Организација
Keywords: tobacco taxation;
Summary/Abstract: Consumption of tobacco products, especially cigarettes in Southeastern Europe (SEE) impos-es a significant economic burden on households and society in general. This report examines increases in the price of cigarettes through tobacco excise increases and their associated impacts on tobacco consumption, household expenditures, and tax burdens in different in-come groups as well as the impact of these increases on government revenues. For all countries studied, this research finds that price increases achieved through an in-crease in tobacco excises would result in lower consumption, higher budget revenues, and positive redistribution effects. In order to maximize the effectiveness of tobacco taxation policies, country specifics such as income growth, different elasticities, and behavioral re-sponses of different income groups should be considered when designing policy.

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