An MEP has asked the Commission what measures it intends to take to control the flow of cigarettes from a factory in a new free-trade zone at Podgorica, Montenegro.Read More
It is refreshing to see the European Commission state that revenue losses to 'clandestine activities' cannot be accurately quantified.Read More
UK smokers cite high tobacco prices as the main reason why they buy illicit products; and given that taxes make up 90 percent of prices, it is not difficult to see where the problem lies.Read More
Despite the measures already taken against the illegal trade in tobacco products, the EU Commission is reflecting on whether it should take further action.Read More
Estonia has reduced the flow of contraband cigarettes substantially, according to a report commissioned by the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies.Read More
Authorities are unlikely to root out tobacco smuggling until they dispense with the fiction that they are 'losing' revenue to this trade; that they are somehow victims rather than the cause of it. Read More
The US FDA needs to make rapid regulatory changes if it is to allow US smokers to take advantage of the quitting opportunities provided by electronic cigarettes.Read More
It is unclear from a story about New York whether raising cigarette taxes reduces consumption or reduces the consumption of licit cigarettes only.Read More
One difficulty in stepping up the fight against counterfeit products is that some consumers – the people who should be helping in this fight – are buying this stuff.Read More
The blame for the UK's illegal trade in tobacco is placed firmly on the shoulders of smokers and smugglers, but neither of these groups created the conditions for this trade to grow. Read More
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