Political arguments for and against tobacco tax increases in the Swiss Parliament (2010-2025).

Julie Martin, Nelly Sénac, Karin Zürcher, Luc Lebon

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Article in European journal of public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Julie MartinUniversity Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Nelly SénacUniversity Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0005-2256-9307

Karin ZürcherUniversity Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0009-0006-6051-753X

Luc LebonUniversity Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-6754-8033

Funding

Directorate-General for Health of the Canton of Vaudthe Tobacco Prevention Program 2022-25 of the Canton of VaudTobacco Prevention Fund of the Swiss Confederation

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Abstract

Increasing taxation is one of the most effective tobacco control policies. However, cigarette taxes in Switzerland remain lower than in other European countries. This study analyses the arguments supporting or opposing an increased taxation that were put forward by members of the Swiss Parliament and by the Swiss Government between 2010 and 2025. Arguments in favour of higher taxes are mainly youth protection and taxation according to product risk. Arguments against higher taxes are mainly illicit and cross-border trade, followed by the negative economic impact. The Government often takes a status quo approach when responding to parliamentary requests.

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PoliticsTaxesTobacco ProductsHumansSwitzerlandTobacco Control

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PMID42581562

DOI10.1093/eurpub/ckag141

PMCPMC13461640

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