Expenditure on cigarettes
Households spend about one third of their income on food. Expenditure on cigarettes constituted 2.4 percent of total expenditure in 1987 and 1994, this share being higher in rural areas than urban centres due to the lower rural incomes.
Expenditure on cigarettes is nearly equal to the total expenditure on health and is more than double that of tea and coffee, nearly 7 times the share of fish, and more than half the share of milk and milk products. The proportion of consumer expenditure which goes to cigarettes is higher for people on higher incomes.
Taxes on cigarettes
Both domestic and imported cigarettes are taxed in Turkey. Domestic tobacco is subject to a tax of more than 200 percent, and tobacco is an important source of indirect tax revenue. The tax from tobacco amounted to US$2 300 million, which was more than one eighth of total indirect tax revenue in 1998.
Expenditure on cigarettes is nearly equal to the total expenditure on health and is more than double that of tea and coffee, nearly 7 times the share of fish, and more than half the share of milk and milk products. The proportion of consumer expenditure which goes to cigarettes is higher for people on higher incomes.
Taxes on cigarettes
Both domestic and imported cigarettes are taxed in Turkey. Domestic tobacco is subject to a tax of more than 200 percent, and tobacco is an important source of indirect tax revenue. The tax from tobacco amounted to US$2 300 million, which was more than one eighth of total indirect tax revenue in 1998.
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