...cigarette consumption in most countries. Conservative estimates suggest that in China, a 6.5 percent tax increase would be sufficient to finance a package...one-third of China's poorest 100 million citizens. Effective policy options to reduce tobacco consumption include: raising taxes, publishing and disseminating...

...cigarette consumption in most countries. Conservative estimates suggest that in China, a 6.5 percent tax increase would be sufficient to finance a package of essential health services for one-third of Chinas poorest 100 million citizens. Effective policy options to reduce lobacco consumption include:...

...consumption by 5 percent and increase government revenue by 5 percent. These increased earnings could finance a package of essential health services for one-third of China's poorest 100 million citizens in 1990 (Saxenian and McGreevey, 1996). Monitoring the Effects of Tobacco (and Other Important Risk...