Hoja informativa 1. Impuestos sobre el tabaco

Datos fundamentales

• El aumento del precio del tabaco a través de los impuestos es la medida única más eficaz para reducir el consumo de tabaco.

• Un aumento del precio del 10% reduce el consumo en un 4% en los países con ingresos más altos y hasta en un 8% en los países con ingresos bajos y medios.

• Si se triplicaran los impuestos al tabaco en todo el mundo se podrían prevenir hasta 115 millones de muertes para el año 2050.

• A pesar de las afirmaciones de la industria, cuando aumentan los impuestos sobre el tabaco, aumentan los ingresos tributarios.

• Mayores impuestos sobre el tabaco pueden prevenir la muerte y la malnutrición al reducir la proporción de ingresos del hogar que se gastan en tabaco y no en alimentos.

• Los impuestos al tabaco deberían ser entre dos tercios y cuatro quintos del precio de venta.

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