Public Support for Tobacco Price Increase

The commitment to building social security systems calls upon countries to implement nationally appropriate social protection systems for reducing and preventing poverty, including universal health coverage. Today, virtually all countries had social protection systems in place, and efforts to extend social protection coverage and benefits are continuing.

Pusat Kajian Jaminan Sosial Universitas Indonesia (Center for Social Security Studies Universitas Indonesia) aims to actively contribute towards the improvement of social protection system in Indonesia through its research activity on health protection system. This report on DzPublic Support for Cigarette Price Increasedz provides timely support on the reduction of smoking behavior, which in turn will contribute towards the reduction of cigarette consumptions as part of the increasing claims of non-communicable diseases (NCD).