Nicole Vellios

Mar 25, 2024 | businesslive.co.za | Nicole Vellios |Corné van Walbeek

When smokers buy cigarettes they are faced with a large selection of brands, with prices ranging from less than R20 a pack to more than R50. There is no obvious difference in quality. The excise tax on cigarettes is R21.77 a pack. If one accounts for manufacturing costs, profits, wholesale and retail margins and VAT, any pack that is sold for less than R32 is most likely illegal (tax evaded). Do smokers buy cheap cigarettes, knowing they are illegal?

Mar 19, 2024 | tobaccocontrol.bmj.com | Cuong Nguyen |cường nguyễn |Nicole Vellios |Nguyen NGUYEN |NGuyen nguyen |Thu Le

Contributors CVN: planning and conducting the data analysis and writing of the work described in the article, and being responsible for the overall content as guarantor; NV: commenting on and writing of the work described in the article; LTT and NHN: planning, commenting and writing of the work described in the article. Funding All authors were funded by the International Development Research Centre.

Mar 15, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Nicole Vellios |Corné van Walbeek

We used a gap analysis approach to estimate the number of illicit cigarettes in the market. This approach has been described in detail elsewhere,14 22 and is only briefly explained here. Illicit trade is measured as the gap between self-reported cigarette consumption and tax-paid cigarette sales.

Aug 8, 2023 | msn.com | Nicole Vellios |Corné van Walbeek

Throughout the world, governments impose excise taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco to reduce their demand. The South African government has  for the same reason. Reducing demand is necessary as there is growing evidence that vaping products are not harmless. The new vaping tax has enraged vaping lobby groups and vaping manufacturers. The vaping industry argues that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes.

Aug 8, 2023 | msn.com | Nicole Vellios |Corné van Walbeek

Throughout the world, governments impose excise taxes on products like alcohol and tobacco to reduce their demand. The South African government has  for the same reason. Reducing demand is necessary as there is growing evidence that vaping products are not harmless. The new vaping tax has enraged vaping lobby groups and vaping manufacturers. The vaping industry argues that e-cigarettes are less harmful than traditional cigarettes.