The World Bank’s Global Tax Program Health Tax Workstream held a launch webinar for the Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 8:00-9:15 AM ET. This launch webinar discussed the first two notes in the series, “Why Health Taxes Matter” and “Health Taxes and Inflation.”
ENGLISH - Launch Webinar: Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series
SPANISH - Launch Webinar: Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series
Health taxes are one of the most cost-effective measures for reducing consumption of products with negative health impacts and associated mortality and morbidity. As part of larger tax systems, these taxes can promote healthier populations while generating revenue in low-capacity environments and despite tax administration challenges. However, good health tax policy and administration are critical to achieving positive health and revenue impacts. The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series provides policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and feasible policy choices in setting health taxes based on questions that emerge from the field during health tax reforms.
Time (approx..) | Description |
9:00am | Welcoming Remarks by the Chair Robert Utz, Lead Economist, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth Unit, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment Global Practice (MTI), World Bank Moderator Ceren Ozer, Senior Economist and Program Manager for the Global Tax Program (GTP), MTI, World Bank |
9:07am | Introduction to economic framework- Knowledge Note 1 Evan Blecher, Senior Consultant, GTP, MTI Janos Nagy, Senior Consultant, GTP, MTI |
9:22am | Overview of key messages on inflation- Knowledge Note 2 Chris Lane, Expert Consultant, GTP, MTI & Non-resident Fellow, Center for Global Development (CGD) |
9:37am | Panel Discussion Yew Keat Chong, Senior Economist, MTI, World Bank Rosa Carolina Sandoval, Regional Advisor, Tobacco Control & Economics of NCDs, PAHO |
10:57am | Q&A |
10:12am | Concluding Remarks Ceren Ozer, Senior Economist and Program Manager for GTP, World Bank |