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In a statement on Tuesday, the WHO said the new manual also contains ways on how countries can cut down on over US$1.4 trillion worldwide losses due to tobacco use.
“We launched this new manual to provide updated, clear, and practical guidance for policymakers, finance officials, tax authorities, customs officials and others involved in tobacco tax policy to create and implement the strongest tobacco taxation policies for their specific countries,” said Jeremias N. Paul Jr, Unit Head for the Fiscal Policies for Health team in the Health Promotion Department at WHO.
In a separate report, the WHO praised the Philippines’ implementation of the “Sin Tax” as a “widely disseminated success story” that led to substantial reductions in tobacco use and increases in revenues used for its universal health care program.
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