Towards a Healthy and Sustainable Economy: The Impact of Tobacco Taxes on Social Equity and Public Health in Mexico

Frida Guadalupe Atondo-Garcia (), Luis Huesca-Reynoso () and Linda Llamas-Rembao ()
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Frida Guadalupe Atondo-Garcia: Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD)
Luis Huesca-Reynoso: Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo, A.C. (CIAD)
Linda Llamas-Rembao: Universidad Estatal de Sonora (UES)

Scientia et PRAXIS, 2025, vol. 5, issue 9, 1-25

Abstract: This article analyzes the effects of tobacco taxes on public health and social equity in Mexico. The study highlights how such fiscal measures contribute to reducing health disparities among low-income populations, promoting tobacco cessation, and strengthening sustainable public health systems. The evidence supports tobacco taxation as a tool to foster socioeconomic equity and healthier lifestyles in developing countries.

Keywords: health inequality indicators; low socioeconomic status; public health; tobacco use cessation; tobacco taxes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H23 I18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.55965/setp.5.09.a1

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