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This article talks about how voters in the Colorado state have voted to approve 'proposition AA' which imposes a 15 percent excise tax and an initial 10 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana. If proposition AA approves it it predicted to bring in $67 million a year. This shows how the government can put such a high excise tax on inelastic goods and people will still be willing to pay for it.

This article talks about how buyers of coffee in Vietnam are dodging to pay the excise tax plaxed on coffee.

this article shows use of instruments that are in the hands of government. government in Indonesia imposed excise on petrol which is very common example of good with inelastic price elasticity of demand. The possible reason is that petrol is essential good. moreover, they want to use money gained from higher excise to give subsidies for the poorer households.

This article is about the effects of taxes on tobacco for the government, especially concerning the profit.

This is a very interesting criticism of taxes imposed on things that affect our health negatively posted by Adam Smith institute. As these particular taxes raise many controversies, I think it is worth reading.

This is an article that appeared lately in The Economist. It considers gas taxation in order to fund roads. It gives the factor that we discussed during classes: substitutes to gasoline, PED, the influence on the environment.