Economic evaluation of a 100% smoke-free law on the hospitality industry in an Argentinean province

Type Journal Article - Salud Publica de Mexico
Title Economic evaluation of a 100% smoke-free law on the hospitality industry in an Argentinean province
Author(s)
Volume 54
Issue 3
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 225-232
URL http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?pid=S0036-36342012000300004&script=sci_arttext&tlng=es
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To assess the economic impact of a 100% smoke-free law on bars and restaurants in an Argentinean province.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a time series analysis of restaurant and bar revenues in the province of Santa Fe 31 months before and 29 months after the implementation of the 100% smokefree environment law. The neighboring province of Entre Rios without smoking restrictions at the time of this study, was used as the control province.
RESULTS: Average taxable revenues post-legislation in the province of Santa Fe as a whole and in the two most important cities were higher when compared to the total provincial revenue pre-legislation. No significant differences were observed with the total revenue from the province of Entre Rios.
CONCLUSIONS: We found no statistically significant evidence that the 100% smoke-free environment legislation in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, had a negative impact on the revenues of local bars and restaurants.

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