Market power of the tobacco industry in Senegal

French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryWhen the State increases tobacco taxes, manufacturers may decide to consider additional tax revenues as an increase in their costs and lower their profit rather than increase their selling price so as not to discourage the consumer. La Manufacture des tabacs de l'Ouest Africain (MTOA) and Philip Morris market strategies are compared in the study by the Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research. Results are presented in this policy brief, which recommends a significant increase in tobacco products taxation in Senegal

Illicit trade in tobacco products in ECOWAS countries

A study by the Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research estimates the illicit trade in tobacco on average as 18% of the total market in the fifteen Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Through simulation models, the effects on the average price, the quantities consumed, and tax revenues are estimated. Non-price factors, such as the presence of corruption, organized crime networks and widespread street-selling are powerful drivers of the development of the illicit trade in tobacco products

Projet de recherche sur la taxation du tabac en Afrique de l'Ouest : des solutions fiscales pour une reduction optimale du tabagisme Afrique de l'Ouest

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Effectiveness of tobacco product taxation systems in ECOWAS member countries : tax frontier approach

The effectiveness of the tax system on tobacco products in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries is measured by the difference between a country’s effective tax rate and its tax capacity. The actual excise tax shares in the selling price of cigarettes are very small compared to the 70% WHO recommendation. Countries that potentially meet the 75% WHO target are Cape Verde, Benin and Ghana. The first priority of tobacco control in ECOWAS countries is a steady increase in taxes. The maximum tax capacity will rely for improvement on the level of productivity of government administration

Effectiveness of tobacco product taxation systems in ECOWAS member countries : tax incidence approach

The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research conducted research to analyze the impact of tobacco taxation in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries. This policy brief shows that the effectiveness of tax increases can be improved if commercial margins are taxed. Recommendations are to continually increase excise taxes on tobacco products to have a consequent rise in prices that discourages consumption; and to change the excise tax base by including commercial margins so that the consumer is fully impacted by tax increases

Costs of smoking in Senegal

The Consortium pour la recherche économique et sociale (CRES) / Consortium for Economic and Social Research conducted research to enlighten political decision-making on tobacco in Senegal. Six groups of tobacco-related diseases were selected from the list of 26 diseases identified by the World Health Organization (WHO), taking into account their importance in care statistics in Senegal. Direct costs of smoking to the Government equal 51 billion FCFA, representing a large proportion of the health sector budget. CRES recommendations include the regular increase in taxes on tobacco products in Senegal to discourage consumption and to offset costs