Ireland loses $144 million in lost cigarette taxes

Posted on April 26, 2008
Filed Under Europe, consumer |

Smuggled cigarettes from Eastern Europe causes 100 Million Euros ($144 Million) in tax revenue losses in Ireland. 38 Million cigarettes are smuggled through the Dublin Airport each year.

Source: John Burke and Ian Kehoe, “Cigarette smuggling costs exchequer €100,” Sunday Business Post, November 4, 2007(accessed: November 5, 2007).

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