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“Sin” Taxes And Poor Households: Unanticipated Effects

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  • Pa Black
  • Ai Mohamed

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This paper presents several hypotheses relating to the effects that tax hikes on tobacco and alcohol products may have on poor households. Its focus is limited to patriarchal households in which the head is “egoistic” and/or addicted (to alcohol and tobacco) and is also in control of the household budget. It is argued that “sin” tax hikes may adversely affect the welfare of household members other than the head, either directly through a re‐allocation of the household budget, or indirectly through higher health expenses caused by the substitution of cheaper and lower quality alcohol and tobacco products for higher quality products.

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  • Pa Black & Ai Mohamed, 2006. "“Sin” Taxes And Poor Households: Unanticipated Effects," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 74(1), pages 131-136, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sajeco:v:74:y:2006:i:1:p:131-136
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00053.x
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    1. C.P. Van Walbeek*, 1996. "Excise Taxes on Tobacco: How Much Scope does the Government Have?," South African Journal of Economics, Economic Society of South Africa, vol. 64(1), pages 12-23, March.
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    1. Craig Lemboe & Philip Black, 2012. "Cigarettes taxes and smuggling in South Africa: Causes and Consequences," Working Papers 09/2012, Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics.

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