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Black tobacco market: EU deprived of billions of euros in tax revenue, according to a report

Around 10% of cigarettes smoked in the EU come from either an illegal factory or smuggling. The efforts of member states to combat this scourge are today too "scattered", according to the European Court of Auditors.

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Black tobacco market: EU deprived of billions of euros in tax revenue, according to a report

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