- The Impoverishing Effect of Tobacco Use in Albania (2023)
- Impact of Cigarette Prices and Tobacco Control Policies on Smoking Onset Among Young People in Albania (2022)
- The impact of tobacco tax increases on tobacco consumption, tax revenue, and premature deaths in Albania (2021)
- Tobacco Tax Evasion and Its Determinants in Albania (2021)
- Smoking Uptake, Prevelance, and Cessation in Albania (2020)
- Tobacco Elasticities and Government - Albania (2019)
- National Study Albania (2018)
- Policy briefs
- Smoking Initiation Among Youth - Why Family, Friends, and Government Policies Matter (2022)
- The Impoverishing Effect of Tobacco Use in Albania: How tobacco creates and exacerbates household poverty (2022)
- The impact of tobacco tax increases on tobacco consumption, tax revenues and premature deaths in Albania (2021)
- Tobacco Tax Evasion in Albania (2021)
- Survey on Tobacco Consumption in See Countries - Fact Sheet Albania 2019 (2020)
- Healthier and Wealthier - Why Taxing Tobacco is important not only for Health but also for the Economy (2019)
- Improving Tobacco Tax Policies in the Republic of Albania (2018)
Healthier and Wealthier - Why Taxing Tobacco is important not only for Health but also for the Economy (2019)
Why taxing tobacco is important not only for health but also for the economy 
Albania has one of the highest smoking prevalence rates in the Western Balkans and Europe. In Albania, every second male smokes, while female rates of smoking prevalence are higher than most developed countries (according to Human Development Index (HDI) ranking). In addition, tobacco consumption is a major problem among youth.
Tax policies on tobacco products are considered most effective for reducing tobacco consumption, besides contributing to government revenue. Efficient fiscal policies aiming to reduce smoking prevalence need to be based on solid evidence. For this purpose, a study has been carried out by Development Solutions Associates (DSA), which confirms that an increase in excise taxes on tobacco products could reduce tobacco consumption and increase government revenue considerably.
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