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Uruguayan university study favors taxation on cigarettes

Summary by Merco Press
In Montevideo, a Universidad de la República (Udelaar) study projected that a 60% increase in cigarette taxes from 2025 to 2028 would reduce smoking by 19%, preventing 49,000 smokers, and increase tax revenue by 24%, aligning with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.

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Merco Press broke the news in Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of on Monday, April 28, 2025.
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