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UAE excise tax: Hitting smokers where it hurts

Excise taxes only affect those who continue to ignore health warnings

Published:  December 03, 2019 15:52

By Gulf News

Since Sunday, new excise taxes at a rate of 100 per cent have come into effect across the UAE on a range of tobacco-based products, electronic smoking devices and energy drinks, and 50 per cent on sweetened and carbonated drinks. Unless you’re a consumer of these products, the new taxes will have no effect on you. If you smoke, vape or consume sugary drinks, you will feel the impact.

From a public health perspective, these taxes are paid at the point of purchase by consumers — and as such affect only those who directly use these products. As such, the excise taxes are a very effective means of getting consumers to change their thinking and take positive steps to improve their health. We all know the dangers of tobacco use.

For many years, public health campaigns and education awareness programmes have tried to bring home the message that smoking can seriously damage your health. Public health regulations, too, have limited the places where smoking is allowed…

• 총 페이지수: 8 pages
• 과목명: Economics
• 주제: IB Microeconomics IA
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