Virtual workshop on the economics of tobacco control brought to policy makers through the FCTC 2030 project

The WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on tobacco taxation and illicit trade and the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC, through the FCTC 2030 project, hosted a successful and highly attended 3-day virtual workshop on the economics of tobacco control. This workshop was designed for policy makers to help them address challenges in tobacco taxation in their respective jurisdictions.

Tobacco taxation is widely recognized among tobacco control advocates as a very effective and cost-effective policy tool, both from a public health and a fiscal perspective.

The workshop introduced policy makers to the economics of tobacco control and illicit trade and illustrated the benefits of tobacco taxation using taxation modelling.

The workshop saw 247 registrants from 79 countries of which, 111 were from 19 FCTC 2030 countries.