Tobacco tax workshop for ASEAN countries
Tobacco tax workshop for ASEAN countries Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok, October 1-2, 2014
Preliminary Agenda
1 October 2014
- 08:30 09:00 Registration
- 09:00 09:30 Welcome remarks by Thai Health Promotion Foundation, WHO, SEATCA.
- 09:3010:00 Self-introductions
- 10:00 10:30 Coffee break and group photo
- 10:30 11:15 AEC Regional Economic Integration and Tobacco (Dr Yurekli, WHO Geneva).
- 11:30 12:30 Health and Development Agenda in AEC and role of tobacco taxation (Mr Goodchild and Dr Nargis, WHO Geneva).
- 12:30 13:30 Lunch break
- 13:30 15:00 10 minute presentations from each country outlining national tobacco tax objectives, hurdles and challenges (MoF participants).
- 15:00 15:30 Coffee break
- 15:30 16:15 Discussion and critic of Asia-11 report (Dr Dorotheo, SEATCA).
- 16:15 17:00 Discussion of next day?s agenda
2 October 2014
- 09:00 10:00 The context of tobacco taxation in AEC (WHO).
- 10:00 10:30 Coffee break
- 10:30 12:00 Discussion on roadmap for technical collaboration (MoF participants)
- 12:00 13:00 Lunch break
- 13:00 14:45 Meeting summary and minutes of the workshop (WHO).
- 14:45 15:00 Closing
