EPHA partner the Smoke Free Partnership is currently looking for people from the public health and tobacco control communities interested in receiving training on taxation and smuggling issues.
Training will take place in the context of the TobTaxy Project. It will be given by renowned international tobacco taxation experts in five separate workshops taking place across Europe. The first workshop is in Paris, France (on 6-8 June 2011) and will focus specifically on training individuals on generic and specific jurisdictional data related to either Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal or Spain.
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Training purpose
The purpose of the training is to provide all participants with:
*an increased understanding of the economics of taxation at national level
*an increased understanding of different methods that can be applied in this area (i.e., method to estimate tax as a share of price)
*the identification of resources and support needed to implement national advocacy plans
*the formulation of rebuttal arguments through skilled debate (via role play situations) and strategic action
*an increased understanding of the Healthy Life Years indicator
*the ability to interact successfully with Ministries of Finance at national level
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Training details
*6,7,8 June 2011 in Paris, France
*The training will be conducted in ENGLISH only
*There is a funding allocation for 3 trainees per target country and event. In the Paris workshop, there will be 18 funded trainees from 6 European countries (Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and Spain).
*All candidates must apply for training under the project, via a short questionnaire.
*Successful applicants will be offered training – and will be reimbursed travel, sustenance and hotel expenses for the duration of the workshop
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If you are interested, please fill in this form and apply until 31 December 2010.
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For further information
Smoke Free Partnership website
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