Talking Tobacco: how reduced consumption benefits the economy
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Date
2021
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Publisher
Institute Of Policy Studies Of Sri Lanka
Abstract
On average, a tobacco-user household spends
nearly LKR 2,000 per month on tobacco,
constituting 4 per cent of the household budget.
Spending on tobacco can drive out other critical
household expenditures, including basic needs.
This 'crowding out effect' would be the greatest for
poor families, affecting not only the smoker but
the rest of the family as well.