One can definitely make a case that for genuine "sin" taxes the principal aim is revenue raising, then deterrence, and nothing to do with redistribution. So doubt regressivity is part of that analytical framework.
Tobacco taxes are good for health and revenues. But who pays them? @leecrawfurd and @Alenestour go where the evidence takes them: who smokes more in developing countries: rich or poor ?https://twitter.com/CGDev/status/1161352495836401665 …
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Yes. I don't think they are making the case against. Just starting with some descriptive facts.
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