[1/2] The 🆕 #AlcoholTaxScorecard 📚 finds that #alcohol prices are extremely low, with a global average of <0.5pts out of 5 for both beer & spirits 🔎

Low prices encourage higher overall consumption & initiation among youth, burdening health systems and economies 📉

[1/2] Using 3 key components of #alcohol tax policy, the #AlcoholTaxScorecard shows that countries are performing best on tax structure 📊

Still, @econforhealth.bsky.social finds that most #tax structures are not optimal & tax rates are not high enough to ⬆️ alcohol prices.

The 1️⃣st @econforhealth.bsky.social & RESET Alcohol #AlcoholTaxScorecard is live 🎉

Most gov'ts are failing to use #alcohol taxes to ⬇️ consumption or generate new tax revenue 📉

Learn about #alcohol taxes in 162 countries & recommended best practices 👇
www.economicsforhealth.org/research/alc...