The WHO is promoting a 50% price increase through taxes on tobacco, sugar, and alcohol.

The World Health Organization is urging nations to raise the prices of tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks by 50% over the next decade by implementing taxes. These "sin taxes" would help address chronic public health problems and increase government health budgets. The UN health agency asserted that this measure would help reduce consumption of these products, which are linked to diseases such as cancer and diabetes, and would also generate revenue at a time when development aid is shrinking and public debt is rising.