title: [Revenue for the German federal budget from cigarette smoking by persons younger than 18 years].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to estimate the tax value of tobacco products consumed by persons younger than 18 years in 2007.
  
  
  METHODS
  Tax, population, and consumption data were used to compute an estimate of the tax value of tobacco products consumed by minors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Youth smoking generated an estimated 193 Million Euro in federal tax revenue in one year.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The revenues from cigarettes smoked by youth should be used to finance youth-specific prevention programmes.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Therapie- und Gesundheitsforschung (IFT-Nord), Kiel. hanewinkel@ift-nord.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hanewinkel
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gohlke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012907:Smoking / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000191:economics*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013660:Taxes / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014026:Nicotiana