Tobacco taxes and government revenue in South Africa

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 397-407

  Abedian, Iraj ^a   Jacobs, Rowena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Revenue; Taxation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649106786     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006275     Document Type: Article

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