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Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

November 7, 2022
Hybrid

ENGLISH - Global Tax Program Learning Event on Health Taxes: Policy and Practice. 

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this recording do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, the governments they represent, the Global Tax Program Secretariat or the donors of the Global Tax Program.

SPANISH - Global Tax Program Learning Event on Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this recording do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, the governments they represent, the Global Tax Program Secretariat or the donors of the Global Tax Program.

This two-part, hybrid learning event, organized by the Global Tax Program’s Health Tax Workstream in collaboration with the Imperial College London and the World Health Organization, aims to introduce the new book, Health Taxes: Policy and Practice, to audiences in the Americas for the first time.

The first part of the event, held on November 7, 2022, focused on the structure of health taxes and its impact on health outcomes. Authors of the book and the World Bank experts discussed select chapters on tax policy and tax administration considerations with relevant regional experiences.

The second part of the event will be held in early 2023. Please stay tuned!

The recordings in English and Spanish are now available on this page. Presentations and the event program can be found in the "Agenda" section below.

AGENDA

Download the full event program and the book synopsis here.

Health Taxes: Policy and Practice - View the book here [To view the book online, a free account with the publisher's website needs to be created.]

9:00-9:05 AM EST

 

Welcoming Remarks by Chair, Ms. Chiara Bronchi, Practice Manager, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI), World Bank

Master of Ceremonies (MC): Ms. Ceren Ozer, Program Manager, Global Tax Program; Senior Economist, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth, MTI, World Bank

9:05-9:15 AM EST

 

Remarks from the Editor of Health Taxes: Policy and Practice

Mr. Franco Sassi, Professor of International Health Policy and Economics, Imperial College, London; Director, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Innovation

Presentation

9:15-9:30 AM EST

 

Tax Impact on Demand and Health Outcomes: Chapter Presentation by

Mr. Frank Chaloupka, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Chicago; Director, Tobacconomics

Ms. Lisa Powell, Distinguished Professor; Director in the Division of Health Policy and Administration; Director of the Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago

Presentation

9:30-9:35 AM EST

Remarks by Mr. Juan Pablo Uribe, Global Director, Health, Nutrition and Population, World Bank

Pre-recorded remarks

9:35-9:50 AM EST

Tax Policy Design: Chapter Presentation by

Mr. Frank Chaloupka, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois Chicago; Director, Tobacconomics

Ms. Lisa Powell, Distinguished Professor; Director in the Division of Health

Policy and Administration; Director of the Policy, Practice and Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago

Presentation

9:50-10:00 AM EST

Tax Administration Considerations: Chapter Presentation by

Mr. Norman Maldonado, Director of PROESA, Research Center on Health Economics and Social Protection, ICESI University

Presentation

10:00-10:10 AM EST

Remarks by Mr. Marcello Estevão, Global Director, Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment, World Bank

10:10-10:30 AM EST

Public Q&A

10:30 AM EST

Concluding Remarks by Chair, Ms. Chiara Bronchi, Practice Manager, Fiscal Policy and Sustainable Growth, MTI, World Bank