Profile of the Ivory Coast on tabacco : adopt a more effective and better inform about the prevalence of tobacco products

This policy brief provides facts obtained from Ivory Coast’s country profile (2011 – 2016). The prevalence of smoking was estimated at 14.6% for both sexes. The tobacco industry is exempt from anti-advertising legislation. The Ivory Coast is the third largest producer of cigarettes in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The tax base for tobacco products is the ex-factory price and represents less than half of the selling price. Recommendations include: a survey on the consumption of tobacco products by adults; change the tax base ex-factory price; apply an ad valorem tax rate of at least 50%

Profile of Nigeria on tobacco taxation : adopt more effective taxation and better information on the prevalence of tobacco products

The purpose of this policy brief is to share facts obtained in the country profile of Nigeria between 2012 and 2016. It recommends youth awareness campaigns on the negative effects of tobacco use, the increase of ad valorem tax rates to make tobacco products less accessible, and to change the tax base of tobacco products. The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research developed a country profile on smoking in each of the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries

Senegal profile on tobacco taxation : adopt more effective taxation and better information on the prevalence of tobacco products

The country profile of Senegal reveals a relatively high prevalence of tobacco use by young people, and a limited tax system for reducing the consumption of tobacco products. Recommendations for moving Senegal towards a taxation objective of 70% of tax share in the selling price include taxation of manufacturers’ stocks. Senegal remains a net exporter of tobacco (2011-2015). However, the tobacco industry has a negligible contribution to the overall employment of the industrial sector. Since 2014, Senegal has applied a single tax of 45% for all categories of cigarettes

Niger profile on tobacco taxation : adopt a more effective taxation and better inform tobacco products prevalence

The share of tobacco products in the total tax revenue of the country is low. Niger does not produce cigarettes but raw leaf tobacco in the Maradi and Agadez regions. Although tobacco products are among the most heavily taxed products, with the method of taxation ad valorem, tax increases are not always passed on to the selling price by the tobacco industry. The policy brief recommends an exclusive survey of adult tobacco use, and to change the tax base of tobacco products. In Niger, statistics on the prevalence of smoking are out-dated, and no specific nationwide survey has been undertaken to collect information from adults

Policy brief on Burkina Faso tabacco taxation : apply effective taxation and bring up to date statistics while implementing school-based tobacco control training programs

There is no national survey on adult smoking in Burkina Faso. Data available on the consumption of tobacco products are based on divided groups’ studies that focus on a few large cities. The policy brief recommends an exclusive survey of adult tobacco use, and to change the tax base of tobacco products. Tobacco excise revenues almost doubled in Burkina Faso between 2011 and 2015. The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research developed a country profile on smoking in each of the 15 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries

Benin profile on tobacco taxation : adopt a more effective taxation and better inform tobacco products prevalence

The 2015 Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases in Benin (STEPS) indicates that smoking is declining significantly from 16% of adult smokers, in 2007 to 5% in 2015. However, the tax on tobacco products is very inefficient, with a tax portion in the sale price representing only 8%, while the WHO recommends a share equal to 75%. This CRES policy brief (Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research) recommends sensitization campaigns to inform people about anti-smoking laws; and to apply an ad valorem tax rate of at least 50%