Tobacco Taxes as the Unsung Hero: Impact of a Tax Increase on Advancing Sustainable Development in Colombia

• Main Authors: Norman Maldonado (Author), Blanca Llorente (Author), Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu (Author), Belen Saenz- (Author), Prabhat Jha (Author), Geordan Shannon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: Tobacco taxes are a well-established cost-effective policy to prevent Noncommunicable Diseases. This paper evaluates the expected effects of a tobacco tax increase on the Sustainable Development Goals in Colombia.Methods: We use microsimulation to build an artificial society that mimics t...