Category: Research EN
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Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation
The report “Economics of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation. National Study – Bulgaria” approaches tobacco economics and tobacco taxation in Bulgaria from the standpoint of tobacco control. It follows the tobacco products supply chain and confirms that it currently contributes only marginally to domestic employment and production yet provokes a heavy outflow of household income abroad.…
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Toxic Dependence: How industry shapes tobacco control policies to its advantage
Based on analysis of publicly available information, interviews with participants, and other sources, the authors establish and describe a mechanism of conveying messages and interests of tobacco industry to decision makers in Bulgaria, which distorts health policies in its favor. Annually the tobacco industry kills nearly 8 million people world over through chronic non-communicable diseases…