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Less Smoking, More Revenue: The Balearic Islands Between Health and the Treasury

How Mallorca Could Use Tobacco Tax Revenue

Extra tobacco tax revenue in Mallorca could support prevention, counseling, and quit-smoking programs.

Published: April 23, 2026
Less Smoking, More Revenue: The Balearic Islands Between Health and the Treasury

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What should Mallorca do with the extra money from tobacco taxes?

A common local concern is whether the extra revenue is used for prevention and support or simply absorbed into the general budget. In Mallorca, many argue that tobacco tax income should help fund quit-smoking services, school prevention, and health centers. That would make the fiscal gain easier to justify from a public-health point of view.

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