Increase in Tobacco Taxes Endorsed as Key Strategy To Finance Sustainable Development (1.89MB)
July 16, 2015 - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – At the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Heads of State and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development, along with global experts, have endorsed increasing tobacco taxes as a key strategy to reduce tobacco consumption and the global burden of non-‐communicable diseases (NCDs) and help finance sustainable development. The NCD Alliance, the Framework Convention Alliance, The Union, World Lung Foundation and the Campaign for Tobacco-‐Free Kids today applaud this decision, which lends weight to the critical importance of countries raising tobacco taxes.
