Impacts of excise tax raise on illegal and total alcohol consumption: A Thai experience
Impacts of excise tax raise on illegal and total alcohol consumption: A Thai experience
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DOI：
10.3109/09687637.2010.484451
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Schommer, Jon
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作者：
Chaiyasong, Surasak;Limwattananon, Supon;Schommer, Jon
目标：2007年，泰国政府提高了白兰地、混合烈酒和白色烈酒的消费税，以减少酒精消费。本研究的目的是探讨消费的非法白色烈酒，并估计在全国范围内的总酒精消费的价格反应，2007年税收政策后，方法：消费行为的非法白色烈酒的调查后6个月的税收政策在两个农村社区，有和没有传统的生产白色烈酒。根据第三次全国健康检查调查的基线消费量，贸易和经济指数局调查的市场价格和需求的价格弹性，估计税后一年的总酒精消费量。从社区调查来看，非法白色烈酒消费仅在有生产的社区普遍存在。在国家一级，这一消费量的估计增长非常小。估计总酒精消费量略有下降时，考虑到饮料之间的替代效果。结论：非法白色烈酒消费的影响是不是一个重大问题。未来的政策选择应考虑提高蒸馏酒及其征税替代品的税收。
Aim: In 2007, the Thai government raised the excise taxes of brandy, blended spirits and white spirits to reduce alcohol consumption. The study objectives were to explore the consumption of illegal white spirits, and estimate the price response on total alcohol consumption at the national level, after 2007 taxation policy.Methods: Consumption behaviour of illegal white spirits was surveyed 6 months after the taxation policy in two rural communities, with and without traditional production of white spirits. The quantity of total alcohol consumption was estimated for a year after taxation using baseline consumption based on the third National Health Examination Survey, market prices surveyed by the Bureau of Trade and Economic Indices and price elasticities for the demand.Findings: After raising the alcohol taxes, the spirits prices increased within 2 months. From the community survey, illegal white spirits consumption was prevalent only in the community with a production. At the national level, estimated increase in this consumption was very small. Estimated total alcohol consumption slightly decreased when taking into account substitution effects among beverages.Conclusion: The impact on illegal white spirits consumption is not a significant issue. Raising the taxes of the distilled spirits together with their taxed substitutes should be considered for future policy option.