In 2020, the tobacco tax score in Africa increased to 1.64 points out of five. This was an improvement compared to the previous year. According to the source, in 2020, Africa scored slightly below the average score for low-middle income countries (1.78 points) and below the global average (2.28 points).
Tobacco tax score in Africa from 2014 to 2020
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Tobacco tax score (1-5)
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According to the source, the scorecard assesses the performance of cigarette tax policies in 160 countries. It scores countries on a five-point scale, with four scoring components, namely cigarette price, changes in affordability, price tax share, and tax structure.
It adds that the highest score of 5 points is awarded to countries that either have a uniform specific tax with automatic adjustment or a mixed system with greater share of specific tax, automatically adjusting the specific component, the retail price as the base for the ad valorem component, and a minimum tax which would lift the prices of economy brands.
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Tobacconomics. (November 1, 2021). Tobacco tax score in Africa from 2014 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1460220/tobacco-tax-score-in-africa/
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