{"id":987684037,"date":"2024-03-22T08:21:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T07:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/?post_type=news&#038;p=987684037"},"modified":"2024-03-22T08:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T07:24:05","slug":"mexico-discussion-on-tobacco-taxes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/news\/mexico-discussion-on-tobacco-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico: Discussion on tobacco taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;\u00a1\u00a1\u00a1!!! \u00a1\u00a1\u00a1POR FAVOR NO EDITAR !!!&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;!!!<br \/>\nPLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!! &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; SUMMARY &#8211; Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary.  Summary should be in bold and 250-300 characters. The counter at the bottom can help.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||20px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Mexico, the specific taxes levied on tobacco to mitigate the negative externalities and internalities caused by tobacco consumption are still below the minimum recommended by the World Health Organization<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;TO BE EDITED &#8211; TEXT OF THE NEWS &#8211; Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE THE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Both the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Tax on Production and Services (STPS) are levied on tobacco, which is considered a non-essential good.<\/p>\n<p>The authors raise the question of how much tobacco consumption could be reduced if taxes were raised in <a href=\"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/countries\/mexico\/\">Mexico<\/a>.. They use a simulator of the Center for Economic and Budgetary Research (CIEP) for the IEPS on tobacco, which can be used to create scenarios on the fiscal policy applied to cigarette consumption. With this simulator, the CIEP calculates that with a 10% increase in the price of cigarettes, consumption would decrease by 4.2%.<\/p>\n<p>An estimated 14.3 million people, equivalent to 15.3% of the population, smoke tobacco. For this reason, the tobacco tax scheme should be reviewed to reduce tobacco consumption and at the same time obtain more resources to finance public health services.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Mexico, the specific taxes levied on tobacco to mitigate the negative externalities and internalities caused by tobacco consumption are still below the minimum recommended by the World Health OrganizationBoth the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Special Tax on Production and Services (STPS) are levied on tobacco, which is considered a non-essential good. 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