Report
Report
Recovering the Costs of Tobacco: A Policy Guide
Practical approaches to compensation, cost recovery and financial accountability for tobacco harm.
Hold the tobacco industry accountable
Article 19 of the WHO FCTC calls on Parties to consider legislative action or promote existing laws to address criminal and civil liability, including compensation where appropriate. GGTC develops evidence on cost recovery and supports governments in designing and implementing administrative, fiscal and other mechanisms to hold the tobacco industry accountable.
What this area covers
Economic measures and eco taxes
Cost recovery
Administrative liability
Legal options and precedents
Policy Basis
Article 19 of the WHO FCTC establishes the treaty basis for liability and compensation approaches. This priority also draws on COP decisions, national legal precedents, environmental cost-recovery measures and policy options that make the tobacco industry financially and legally accountable for harms.
Flagship resources for policy implementation
Policy brief
Policy brief
Administrative Liability for Tobacco Harm
Policy options that move accountability beyond principle and into enforceable administrative action.
Casebook
Casebook
Tobacco Liability: Legal Options and Precedents
Examples, legal pathways and precedent-setting approaches that governments can adapt locally.
Tool
Tool
Using Taxes to Reflect the True Cost of Tobacco
Evidence and framing for tax measures that better account for environmental and health externalities.
Latest resources
Recovering the Costs of Tobacco: A Policy Guide
Practical approaches to compensation, cost recovery and financial accountability for tobacco harm.
Administrative Liability for Tobacco Harm
Policy options that move accountability beyond principle and into enforceable administrative action.
Tobacco Liability: Legal Options and Precedents
Examples, legal pathways and precedent-setting approaches that governments can adapt locally.
Explore more evidence on tobacco industry interference
Access the complete collection of country data, evidence and specialist resources through the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index produced by GGTC.