For the 202 4 Alcohol and SSB tax and price questionnaires : Ms Brigitta Õunmaa , Adviser in Public Health Department, Ministry of Social Affairs (e-mail:
[email protected] ) ; Ms Heidi Vessel , Chief Specialist in Tax and Customs Policy Department, Ministry of Finance (e-mail:
[email protected] ); - w ere nominated as focal point s .
Saatja: "MUMINOVIC, Mirza" <
[email protected]>
Saaja: "Helen Sõber - SOM" <
[email protected]>
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WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTÉ
WELTGESUNDHEITSORGANISATION
Date: 20 May 2026
ВСЕМИРНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ЗДРАВООХРАНЕНИЯ
Ms Helen Sõber
REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE
BUREAU RÉGIONAL DE L’EUROPE Adviser
REGIONALBÜRO FÜR EUROPA European Union Affairs and International Co-
ЕВРОПЕЙСКОЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЕ БЮРО
operation Department
Head office: Ministry of Social Affairs
UN City, Marmorvej 51,
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
Suur-Ameerika 1
Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00; Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 10122 Tallinn
Email:
[email protected]
Website: http://www.euro.who.int
Estonia
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Dear Ms Sõber,
Data collection on alcohol and
sugar-sweetened beverage taxes and prices in year 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) is committed to providing Member States with
accurate, relevant and internationally comparable information that they can use to guide the
development of health policy and to evaluate the impact of those policy measures.
As WHO scales up its technical assistance and generates evidence on health taxes, it is
imperative that high-quality, timely and credible data remain available to support countries and
policy-makers in their decision-making. Following a second successful collection of data on
pricing and taxation of alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 2024, WHO is
embarking on a third round of data collection this year. And as in the work conducted in 2022
and 2024, we believe that the Ministry of Finance, or similar agency, is the most suitable to
provide the most up-to-date data.
We kindly request that the Ministry of Health facilitate the nomination of a representative from
the Ministry of Health and a representative from the Ministry of Finance, who will help us to
compile the country data on alcohol and SSB taxes and who will be involved in validating the
results for the country once the analysis is complete. Our priority is the most accurate reflection
of your country data. Please find attached Annex 1, which contains the names of designated
national data providers from the 2024 round of data collection.
We kindly ask that you provide contact details, including name, functional title, email address
and telephone number, of nominated representatives no later than 8 June 2026. Please send your
nominations to Ms Natalia Fedkina (
[email protected], copying in
[email protected]), who will coordinate this activity on behalf of the Division of
Prevention and Health Promotion. Ms Fedkina will be in touch with the nominated
representatives to give further details of the survey.
UN City, Marmorvej 51 Tel.: +45 45 33 70 00 Email:
[email protected]
DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Fax: +45 45 33 70 01 Website: http://www.euro.who.int
Denmark
Thank you for your valuable cooperation with WHO in this important matter.
Sincerely yours,
Dr Gundo Aurel Weiler
Director
Prevention and Health Promotion
Encls:
Annex 1. Nominated data providers for WHO data collection survey on alcohol and sugar-sweetened
beverage taxes and prices 2024.
Copy for information to:
Ms Agne Nettan-Sepp, Head, European Union Affairs and International Co-operation Department,
Ministry of Social Affairs, Suur-Ameerika 1, 10129 Tallinn, Estonia
H.E. Ms Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Representative of the Republic of Estonia, Permanent
Mission of the Republic of Estonia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in
Geneva, Chemin du Petit-Saconnex 28A, CH-1209 Genève, Switzerland
H.E. Mr Andre Pung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of
Estonia, Frederiksgade 19, 4th floor, 1265 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Ms Kristina Köhler, Liaison Officer, WHO Country Office, Estonia, Paldiski Road 81, 10617 Tallinn,
Estonia
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