Table 4

Simulation 2A results: excise taxes increased to WAEMU minimum (50%)

Retail sales price (RSP)Sales volumesExcise revenueExcise % RSP before tax increaseExcise % RSP after tax increase
Benin1%−1%24%4%5%
Burkina Faso2%−1%10%14%15%
Cote d'Ivoire8%−5%36%15%20%
Guinea-Bissau2%−1%10%13%14%
Mali6%−2%53%8%13%
Niger0%0%0%13%15%
Senegal0%0%0%15%15%
Togo0%0%0%6%6%
WAEMU 2% 1% 17% 11% 13%
  • WAEMU, West African Economic and Monetary Union.