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Table 2 Impact of the increase in cigarette tax on tobacco and related sectors through CGE model simulation. Figures are given as a percentage change.

From: Economic gains and health benefits from a new cigarette tax scheme in Taiwan: a simulation using the CGE model

Sector\Indicates

Value-added coefficient

Domestic output

Factor income

Labor

Agriculture

0

0.127

0.127

0.133

Tobacco leaves

-0.002

-0.783

-0.785

-0.779

Minerals

-0.001

0.06

0.059

0.065

Food manufacturers

0

0.258

0.258

0.264

Tobacco products

-0.005

-17.382

-17.387

-17.38

Basic manufacturers

-0.002

0.243

0.241

0.284

Chemical manufacturers

0

0.192

0.192

0.198

Intermediate materials manufacturers

0

0.085

0.085

0.091

Electronics

0.002

-0.123

-0.121

-0.115

Transport equipment

-0.001

-0.024

-0.025

-0.02

Machinery

-0.001

-0.021

-0.022

-0.016

Transport services

-0.001

0.013

0.012

0.018

Warehousing

0.002

0.02

0.022

0.028

Electricity, Gas, Water

0.004

0.061

0.065

0.071

Construction

-0.003

-0.063

-0.066

-0.06

Retail trade

-0.001

0.014

0.013

0.019

Advertising services

-0.001

27

0.026

0.032

Other services

0.001

0.013

0.014

0.02

Total effect

0.0002

0.0077

0.0174

-*

  1. * In the static CGE model, the aggregate labor supply fix is assumed.