| dc.contributor.author | Econ Team | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-18T09:55:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-18T09:55:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 28/05/2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://archive.veriteresearch.org/handle/456/8043 | |
| dc.description | This infographic was posted on the Instagram in English and can be accessed from the link below. | |
| dc.description.abstract | There is a popular myth that cigarettes are overtaxed in Sri Lanka. But did you know that the tax share in the retail price of a cigarette was highest in 2021—yet still remained below the World Health Organization’s recommended benchmark?
In fact, the tax-in-price of a cigarette currently stands at its lowest level since 2009. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Colombo: Verité Research | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Public Finance Infographics | |
| dc.relation.uri | https://www.instagram.com/p/DKLxOEOMcnh/ | |
| dc.subject | Public finance - Cigarette taxes | |
| dc.subject | Public finance - Tobacco exposed | |
| dc.subject | Public finance - Tobacco taxation | |
| dc.subject | World No Tobacco day 2025 | |
| dc.title | Tobacco myths | |
| dc.type | Infographics | |
