Estimates of the Economic Contributions of the Bidi Manufacturing Industry in India
Published By: http://www.cghr.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/J | Published Date: January, 01 , 2014Bidis, the most common smoking tobacco product in India, remain largely untaxed and are subject to very few regulations to discourage their use. A major argument against tax increases is the large potential loss of economic activity and employment in the bidi industry from reduced consumption. Methods We used a nationally representative survey of unorganised bidi manufacturing firms (n=2841) in India to estimate the economic contribution of the industry.
Author(s): Prabhat Jha, Frank J Chaloupka, G Emmanuel Guindon, Ashvin Ashok, Arindam Nandi | Posted on: Nov 03, 2016 | Views()