Table 5

Simulation 2B results: excise taxes increased to WAEMU maximum (150%)

Retail sales price (RSP)Sales volumesExcise revenueExcise % RSP before tax increaseExcise % RSP after tax increase
Benin14%−9%242%4%14%
Burkina Faso38%−11%197%14%33%
Cote d'Ivoire60%−28%210%15%40%
Guinea-Bissau35%−19%170%13%32%
Mali37%−10%323%8%29%
Niger31%−17%148%13%33%
Senegal33%−18%89%15%27%
Togo15%−9%172%6%17%
WAEMU 33% 15% 194% 11% 28%
  • WAEMU, West African Economic and Monetary Union.