Table 5

Simulated impacts based on the calibrated random parameter logit model

Price segment1000 Vietnamese dong specific tax2000 Vietnamese dong specific tax5000 Vietnamese dong specific tax
Mean95% CIMean95% CIMean95% CI
Scenario 1
 Low−3.31−3.67 to −2.95−6.11−6.76 to −5.45−11.90−13.06 to −10.75
 High−0.70−0.78 to −0.61−1.36−1.53 to −1.18−3.04−3.43 to −2.65
 Illicit SE5550.120.10 to 0.130.250.21 to 0.280.720.62 to 0.83
 Jet and Hero4.193.72 to 4.657.907.01 to 8.8014.6313.06 to 16.19
 Opt-out2.061.77 to 2.353.773.26 to 4.287.836.87 to 8.79
Scenario 2
 Low−2.75−3.06 to −2.43−5.14−5.71 to −4.57−10.80−11.90 to −9.70
 High−0.40−0.45 to −0.36−0.80−0.90 to −0.71−2.00−2.25 to −1.74
 Illicit SE5550.060.05 to 0.070.130.11 to 0.150.340.30 to 0.39
 Jet and Hero2.111.87 to 2.363.973.49 to 4.457.606.61 to 8.60
 Opt-out2.161.86 to 2.474.083.53 to 4.639.138.04 to 10.23
Scenario 3
 Low−2.49−2.78 to −2.19−4.68−5.24 to −4.13−9.50−10.56 to −8.45
 High−0.89−0.98 to −0.81−1.72−1.90 to −1.55−3.80−4.19 to −3.41
 Illicit SE5550.110.09 to 0.120.220.19 to 0.260.640.55 to 0.74
 Jet and Hero3.633.25 to 4.026.976.21 to 7.7213.7612.29 to 15.24
 Opt-out1.691.45 to 1.923.142.71 to 3.576.655.81 to 7.48
Scenario 4
 Low−2.11−2.36 to −1.86−4.01−4.47 to −3.55−8.77−9.71 to −7.83
 High−0.26−0.29 to −0.23−0.53−0.59 to −0.47−1.34−1.50 to −1.18
 Illicit SE5550.040.03 to 0.040.080.07 to 0.090.210.18 to 0.24
 Jet and Hero1.291.14 to 1.452.462.15 to 2.765.014.31 to 5.71
 Opt-out1.771.52 to 2.023.382.92 to 3.857.726.76 to 8.68
  • Jet and Hero are exclusively concentrated in the South. Each number indicates a change (in percentage points) in market share in the country. One percentage point represents 1% of the total number of current smokers.

  • According to the World Bank, the average official exchange rate in 2019 was 1.00 Vietnamese dong=US$4.34×10−5 or US$1.00=23 050.24 Vietnamese dong.