Browsing VR Insights by Subject "Ceylon Tobacco Company"

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    • Cigarette Taxes Need Parliament’s Oversight 

      VR Insights;
      Econ Team       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2016-06-02)
      Every year, on the 31st of May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners mark World No Tobacco Day. This day is set apart to highlight the health risks associated with tobacco use and to advocate for effective ...

    • The Hidden Side of Cigarette Pricing 

      Verité Insights;Vol. 05; No. 02
      Fernando, Nilangika; Munas, Hasna       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2018-07)
      This insight examines how analysis of past tax and price data reveals two aspects of cigarette pricing that are hidden from media reporting. First, net-of-tax price grew at a faster rate than the tax per cigarette; second, ...

    • Parliament should have a formula for regulating cigarettes 

      VR Insights;Vol. 2, No. 11
      Fernando, Nilangika       (Colombo: Verité Research, 2014-06)
      Variations in the tobacco excise tax affects Rs. 10s of billions in government revenue. Taxation and pricing have been inconsistent. This insight explains how the lack of a consistent method allows wide discretion to ...

    • Who is Responsible for ‘Alternative Facts’ on Cigarette Taxation? 

      Insight;Vol.4, No. 03
      Fernando, Nilangika; Munas, Hasna       (2017-07)
      There are three false claims that have been prevalent in print media, in relation to the tax and price increases of cigarettes in the last quarter of 2016. The claims were that (i) tax revenue reduced, (ii) beedi ...