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The Hidden Side of Cigarette Pricing
(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
(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 ...