Smuggling threat 'shouldn’t discourage hike in cigarette prices'

Health groups say the Government should be discouraged from increasing tobacco taxes due to the growth in illegal cigarette smuggling in recent years.

Smuggling threat 'shouldn’t discourage hike in cigarette prices'

Health groups say the Government should be discouraged from increasing tobacco taxes due to the growth in illegal cigarette smuggling in recent years.

Contraband cigarettes account for around one-quarter of all the tobacco smoked in Ireland, according to official estimates.

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