The WHO proposes 50 % to increase excise duties for tobacco, alcohol and sweetened drinks. These measures are intended to bring billions of income to combat civilization diseases.
The World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva, calls on countries to raise prices for tobacco products, alcohol and sweetened drinks by at least 50 percent by 2035 through excise duties. This is reported by TASR based on Wednesday’s DPA report.
According to the organization, these income could be used to finance the fight against cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes 2. A one -time price increase by 50 percent by 2035 could prevent up to 50 million early deaths over the next 50 years, reported by the report published in 2024 by the HealthCare Tax Policy Working Group with the support of Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The WHO “3 by 35” initiative aims to raise one trillion dollars for investing in health, education and social protection in ten years. “The aim of the initiative is to reduce harmful consumption, save lives and generate important public income,” the WHO said in its statement.
