Title |
The possible impact of an alcohol welfare surcharge on consumption of alcoholic beverages in Taiwan
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Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-810 |
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Authors |
Chun-Yuan Yeh, Li-Ming Ho, Jie-Min Lee, Jhe-Yo Hwang |
Abstract |
The abuse of alcoholic beverages leads to numerous negative consequences in Taiwan, as around the world. Alcohol abuse not only contributes to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes and cancer, but it is also an underlying cause of many other serious problems, such as traffic accidents, lost productivity, and domestic violence. International leaders in health policy are increasingly using taxation as an effective tool with which to lower alcohol consumption. In this study, we assessed how consumption patterns in Taiwan would be affected by levying a welfare surcharge on alcoholic beverages of 20%, 40% or 60% in accordance with the current excise tax. We also assessed the medical savings Taiwan would experience if consumption of alcoholic beverages were to decrease and how much additional revenue a welfare surcharge would generate. |
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United States | 5 | 50% |
United Kingdom | 2 | 20% |
South Africa | 1 | 10% |
Canada | 1 | 10% |
Unknown | 1 | 10% |
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Researcher | 11 | 21% |
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Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
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Other | 6 | 11% |
Unknown | 17 | 32% |
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Social Sciences | 6 | 11% |
Psychology | 6 | 11% |
Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 5 | 9% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 8% |
Other | 6 | 11% |
Unknown | 15 | 28% |