Research
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Population-level fiscal policies, such as raising cigarette prices to the EU average of $5.50, are highly cost-effective interventions that save hundreds of thousands of lives annually.
Support policies that increase the price of tobacco products. The evidence shows that higher prices directly correlate with reduced smoking rates and significant public health savings, making this a high-impact area for policy advocacy.
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Raising cigarette prices across Europe to the European Union (EU) average of $5.50 would save hundreds of thousands of lives each year – 100,000, in the Russian Federation alone.
Why this rating
Based on a comprehensive review of economic evidence and case studies across multiple countries.
Source
Promoting Health and Preventing Disease
Marion Nestle · Nutrition Today · 1988
DOI 10.1097/00017285-198805000-00004
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