The market of illegal cigarettes in Lithuania has further expanded over the past year and remains among the biggest in the European Union, according to the latest study by the international audit, tax and consulting company KPMG.
National Association of Tobacco Producers
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Tobacco producers criticize plans to introduce more restrictions in Lithuania, announced by the Ministry of Health, and say the government fails to evaluate their implementation. Moreover, some of the proposals have proved ineffective in the world.
The contraband cigarettes market in Lithuania has shrunk this year, standing at 17.7 percent, and the state budget lost around 50 million euros because of that last year, a new survey shows.
