How a Tobacco Polluter Pays Levy Scheme could work

Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs)Giving evidence or preparing policy briefs

Description

I provided an introduction to issues in the UK/Welsh tobacco market and how these could be address by a polluter pays levy scheme that first caps wholesale tobacco price and then offsets the price reduction with a new health promotion levy to make sure prices in the shop don't drop.
Period10 Feb 2026
Event titleCross Party Group on Smoking and Health at the Welsh Senate: A Polluter Pays Tobacco Levy for Wales
Event typeConference
LocationCardiff, UK United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionNational

Keywords

  • Tobacco
  • Regulation
  • Taxation
  • Levy