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As you consider topics, remember that this policy paper should contain a comprehensive assessment of the intended policy and its potential consequences. You should think of yourself as a staff person who must advise a policymaker facing a problem that must be resolved in the near future. As this staff person, adopt one of the four perspectives to public administration and frame your responses around your chosen approach.

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PUBLIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES ANALYSIS GUIDE: INTRODUCTION OF SIN TAX ON CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL

For this report, the public policy is the imposition of sin tax for cigarettes and alcohol products. The analysis focuses on one of the perspectives of public administration - the economic perspective.

THE Sin Tax
The sin tax is a form of tax imposed on cigarettes and alcohol. It was basically introduced into law in one of the Asian countries as part of the strategies of the government to boost revenues and to reduce cigarette- and alcohol-related diseases. As such, it is therefore a fiscal policy tool being resorted to by the government to raise funds for its various projects.

Economic consequences
1. To the ...

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