In the black market tobacco and at taxation They focus on a new research by the EPICER, which publishes the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFIM).
According to the authors of the report, “the increase in taxes on tobacco products in Europe exacerbates the corresponding black market. Specifically, for each additional euro in the price of tobacco due to the increase in taxation, the black market share is increased by 5 – 12%, with, among other things, the increase in taxation does not lead to a corresponding increase in state revenue but to the support of criminal organizations. “
In Greece in particular, “the fourth highest (25%) black market is recorded in black and smooth tobacco markets among the study countries.
This high percentage is not solely due to the price of the tobacco products and their access, namely their price and income relationship, “estimates this report, which lists other potential factors, such as” tax culture, the weakness of state institutions, the imposition of state institutions Prices’.