but those codes arent always enforced in low & middle income countries. the baby milk issue is still a HUGE problem in Vietnam, for example
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Replying to @_alice_evans @MForstater and
i think we should just increase taxation on companies that harm public health.
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Tax is sovereign. Sin taxes are national policy. we can’t impose tobacco tax from afar.
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i didn't say imposing tax policies over there. BAT is registered here, no?
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Replying to @_alice_evans @kentbuse and
CIT is blunt instrument. Cant load w objectives. Countries want to impose own tobacco taxes - better to strengthen their hand to legislate?
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It seems asymmetric to be optimistic we can reform tax governance over there, yet pessimistic we can improve it here.
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Replying to @_alice_evans @kentbuse and
I’m not sure residence based tobacco tax wld be improvement. We set own laws & taxes on tobacco sales - why not other countries?
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These points seem uncontroversial: - Smoking harms public health - BAT want to sell
, & may bribe govs
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Replying to @_alice_evans @MForstater and
Your suggestion seems to be, 'Yes, BAT is s*****y but let them deal with it, if they want to'. Framing that as empowering them.
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Replying to @_alice_evans @kentbuse and
No. (1) bribery shld be tackled under bribery act/ FCPA not tax system (2) the companies are taking govs to court - not just ‘lobbying’
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So the ‘it’ that needs tackling is legal compatability of tobacco regs w treaties, laws. Don’t know enough about FCTC …
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Replying to @MForstater @_alice_evans and
… but wonder why/if there isn’t clear set of measures that would be robust to legal challenge.
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