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Dakar, July 16 (APS) – The Senegalese League Against Tobacco (LISTAB) welcomes the entry into force on Monday of the 65% increase in tobacco prices, APS learned. [19659002]
In a statement, LISTAB urges the government "to always go in the direction of further enhancing measures that may have significant impacts in reducing tobacco consumption in our country". [19659002]
"The best measure to lower the prevalence of tobacco is to raise taxes, and to have a real impact on the decline in consumption any increase must be based on sales prices," write League officials tobacco.
Who note to deplore "that in the ECOWAS countries, the total taxes, excluding VAT, represents only 30% of the average price of cigarettes, while it is 62% on average in the countries of the European Union (EU), which is below the rate of at least 70% set by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. "
LISTAB stresses that "in the ECOWAS region, the tax rate is very low, hence the urgency for member states to implement the new ECOWAS directive which, it must be said, meets strong expectations. pressure not to be applied. "
"The taxes that are applied on tobacco products must represent 70% or more of the value of the products, and for this to make sense it is necessary a harmonization of the two directives of ECOWAS and UEMOA ", wishes the LISTAB
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