Mongolia: proportion of tobacco tax for health
- 1Otago University, Wellington, New Zealand
- 2Ministry of Health, Mongolia; nwilson@actrix.gen.nz
In March 2007, Mongolia started to divert a proportion of its tobacco tax revenue towards a new health promotion foundation. This followed a tobacco control law that required that the foundation be established “to enhance healthy lifestyles and reduce tobacco consumption among the population.”
In the debate leading up to the new law, it was reported that …







