A questionnaire was used to collect information about countries’ tobacco control budgets and tobacco dependence treatment provision. The following other data sources were used:<\/p>\r\n
Price<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n- The price of a pack of 20 cigarettes in the Weighted Average Price category on 1 July 2016 was based on the July 2016 European Commission report “Excise duty tables” (6)<\/li>\r\n
- GDP expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) per capita and GDP in 2015, and country 2015 population data were collected from the statistical office of the European Union or IMF.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Advertising<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n- WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2013. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2013 (7).<\/li>\r\n
- An update of the legislation on advertising through correspondents or health officials.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n
Tobacco control and cessation budget<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n- Information was collected in December 2016 and January 2017 through the correspondents or from health officials.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul><\/div>","hash":"8485a7dbdb33976ff6a08c23b85cc652","css":"","js":""}