Economics of Tobacco Control Project news archive

June 2024

Survey relating to the 2020 tobacco sales ban: Lucky Draw Announcement - Fri, 06/07/2024 - 16:02

May 2024

Media attention: "Failure to end the illicit cigarette trade has cost SA billions" - Mon, 05/27/2024 - 11:10
Sam Filby presents poster on African cigarette price data landscape at San Francisco symposium - Fri, 05/24/2024 - 23:18
Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, 3rd edition - launches 21 May 2024 - Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:03
Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard, 3rd edition - launched - Wed, 05/22/2024 - 23:03

April 2024

REEP's letter to the National Treasury: 31 March 2024 - Mon, 04/01/2024 - 11:59

March 2024

REEP launches online course, Tobacco Taxation 101, starting 13 May 2024 - Tue, 03/26/2024 - 22:18
REEP appoints Dr Estelle Dauchy as a Principal Research Officer - Sun, 03/24/2024 - 22:32
Call for Interest: Tax Simulation Support in LMICs - Thu, 03/14/2024 - 12:08

February 2024

Upcoming UCT postgraduate information session - Thu, 02/29/2024 - 14:41

November 2023

REEP members attend the 7th Global Alcohol Policy Conference (GAPC) - Wed, 11/29/2023 - 21:23
National Treasury responds to comments by REEP on taxation of tobacco and alcohol products - Wed, 11/29/2023 - 21:10

September 2023

Michal Stoklosa wins ESSA Founders’ Medal for best PhD in Economics - Fri, 09/22/2023 - 12:53
REEP's letter to the Finance Standing Committee: September 2023 - Mon, 09/18/2023 - 10:45

August 2023

Knowledge Hub teams up with the Secretariat of the WHO FCTC in to strengthen tobacco control in Suriname - Wed, 08/30/2023 - 12:28
Webinar: The Role of Excise Taxation in Reducing Tobacco Use in Sub-Saharan Africa - Tue, 08/15/2023 - 21:32
REEP's response to the Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill - Tue, 08/01/2023 - 14:27

April 2023

Report: The Pacific Cigarette Company in the South African & Zimbabwean Cigarette Markets - Thu, 04/20/2023 - 17:13

November 2022

Webinar: Design and Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Taxes Beverage Taxes: The Case of South Africa - Fri, 11/25/2022 - 10:45
REEP presents to government committee on excise taxes on tobacco and e-cigarettes - Thu, 11/24/2022 - 10:45

September 2022

The Knowledge Hub supports officials in Suriname on tobacco taxation - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 14:00
REEP presents at conference of the Public Health Association of South Africa - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 13:00
REEP presents at National Treasury public hearing - Fri, 09/23/2022 - 12:00
Letter to the National Treasury: Comments on tobacco excise taxes and the illicit cigarette trade - Mon, 09/05/2022 - 14:00

July 2022

REEP & CRES conclude 4-year project on tobacco tax reform in West Africa - Fri, 07/22/2022 - 10:45

June 2022

Capstone Webinar - Demystifying the Economics of Tobacco Control - Wed, 06/08/2022 - 10:45

May 2022

Interactive data site for World No Tobacco Day - West Africa - Tue, 05/31/2022 - 10:45
Mobilizing Health Taxes for Development - ADB-CGD Webinar - Thu, 05/19/2022 - 10:45
ADB-CGD Webinar on Mobilizing Health Taxes for Development - Wed, 05/04/2022 - 12:45

March 2022

Study on tobacco pricing and packaging strategies concludes - Wed, 03/23/2022 - 12:45

February 2022

National Workshop on Tobacco Taxation - Feb 2022 - Sun, 02/27/2022 - 12:45

January 2022

REEP Response to: Taxation of electronic nicotine and non-nicotine delivery systems - Wed, 01/26/2022 - 12:45

November 2021

REEP Parody: In the land of dragons and knights - Fri, 11/26/2021 - 12:00
LAUNCHED: Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard: 2nd Edition - Mon, 11/08/2021 - 12:00

October 2021

Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard: 2nd Edition - Wed, 10/27/2021 - 12:00
Applications open: Postdoctoral Fellowships in REEP - Wed, 10/20/2021 - 12:00
Registration open: TCCP Year 4: Stakeholder Engagement Meeting - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 10:45

July 2021

Invitation: ATELIER #6 – Août 2021 - Thu, 07/15/2021 - 14:00
Upcoming webinar launch: “Lost Funds: Regional study on the tobacco tax revenue gap in selected ASEAN countries” - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 16:00
Applications open: WORKSHOP #6 – August 2021 - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 14:00

May 2021

WHO launches updated edition of a technical manual on tobacco tax policy and administration - Wed, 05/26/2021 - 12:45
REEP to lead study on the implementation of a Minimum Unit Price on alcohol in the Western Cape - Tue, 05/25/2021 - 12:45
The South Africa Tobacco Control Data Initiative website launches on World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2021 - Sun, 05/23/2021 - 12:00

March 2021

REEP in the SA media: Feb & Mar 2021 - Tue, 03/30/2021 - 12:45
Standing Committee on Finance report published - Wed, 03/10/2021 - 11:00
Letter to the Select and Standing Portfolio Committees on Finance - Tue, 03/09/2021 - 14:00

February 2021

New E-Library on tobacco taxation and illicit trade will support researchers and policy makers - Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:30

December 2020

Special Update: Tobacconomics Cigarette Tax Scorecard - Tue, 12/15/2020 - 22:30
Smoking and Quitting Behaviour in South Africa After the Tobacco Sales Ban: Results From A Third Survey - Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:30

November 2020

Comments about the Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill (2020) - Fri, 11/27/2020 - 14:45

October 2020

Finale of the Illicit Trade in Developing Countries project - Fri, 10/16/2020 - 14:45

August 2020

SURVEY #3: Cigarette brands during the lockdown - Fri, 08/07/2020 - 14:45

July 2020

Tobacco industry manipulation of illicit trade research - Wed, 07/29/2020 - 12:45
Back to Basics #11: Setting the Ideal Tobacco Tax Rate - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 18:45
REEP lockdown study #2 covered extensively in the SA media - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:45
Webinar Series - June/July/August 2020 - Tue, 07/28/2020 - 12:00
Cigarette prices soar during lockdown, according to latest REEP study - Tue, 07/21/2020 - 09:30
"Smoking and Quitting Behaviour in Lockdown South Africa": Results from a second survey - Tue, 07/21/2020 - 08:30

June 2020

Determinants of smoking intensity in South Africa: Evidence from township communities - Mon, 06/08/2020 - 11:45
Survey Wave 2: How has the lockdown's cigarette sales ban impacted your smoking behaviour? - Thu, 06/04/2020 - 12:45