United Kingdom: Governments Lose Us$20 Bn Due To Cigarette Counterfeits

摘要

British American Tobacco (BAT) issued a worldwide statement to governments, saying that this year, US$20 bn in unpaid tobacco taxes and excises will be lost due to counterfeiters and smugglers, and that the World Health Organization's policies and protocols need strengthening if they are "really to help governments." Though BAT firmly supports the WHO's protocols on illicit trade, BAT estimates that over 335 bn illicit cigarettes will be consumed this year.