Progress in Controlling Illicit Tobacco Trade in Singapore
Singapore presents a good case study of a city-state that has imposed high tobacco taxes with strict law enforcement tackling illicit tobacco trade that led to increased tobacco tax revenues, which benefits both public health objectives and the government’s economic objectives. This study aims to provide a descriptive review of policy measures that have been implemented by Singapore to address the evasion of its tobacco tax system through illicit tobacco trade, using the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
Gianna Gayle Amul, MSc
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