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ArticleBMC public health2023

Implementation of the polluter pay's principle in tobacco control in the UK: a stakeholder analysis.

Marissa J Smith, Chris Patterson, Christina Buckton, Shona Hilton

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marissa J SmithMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB, UK. marissa.smith@glasgow.ac.uk.
Chris PattersonMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB, UK.
Christina BucktonMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB, UK.
Shona HiltonMRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Clarice Pears Building, 90 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8TB, UK.
University of Glasgow · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK PPRCTAGPJT\100003Chief Scientist Office SPHSU15Chief Scientist Office SPHSU17Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/1Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe polluter's pay principle (PPP) aims to internalise external costs and assign liability to the polluter for the harmful cost of their products to society. Tobacco companies continue to manufacture and sell harmful cigarettes, earning billions in profits each year from these products. Meanwhile, governments and their people are left to 'clean up' and deal with the detrimental health consequences. This paper explores with expert stakeholders how the PPP could be implemented within the context of tobacco control in the United Kingdom (UK).

methodsTwenty-four semi-structured interviews and two follow-up discussion groups were conducted with UK and international experts on tobacco control, public health, economics, or law from the academic, public, private and third sector. Participants considered the facilitators and barriers to implementing the PPP to tobacco control in the UK. Thematic analysis was employed, aided by NVivo 12, and data were compared to examine the views expressed by the different types of experts.

resultsStakeholders favoured the implementation of the PPP in the context of tobacco control and indicated that it could be acceptable and feasible to implement and that it would likely have support from policymakers and the public alike. Stakeholders unanimously agreed that any legislation and administration should be free from tobacco industry influence; however, differences arose concerning who should oversee the implementation.

conclusionThe PPP from environmental law was predominantly seen as an approach that could be usefully applied to the tobacco industry. However, there is no one size fits all template, therefore its implementation would need to be adapted to fit the UK context.

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Tobacco IndustryTobacco ProductsCommerceHumansTobacco ControlUnited KingdomPolluter payPublic healthTobacco control policies

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PMID37978482
PMCPMC10657032
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