
Asia-11 study: Pakistan, along with Vietnam, top consumer of illicit cigarettes
KARACHI: Despite all the efforts put in by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), illicit cigarettes still account for one-fourth of the country’s total cigarette consumption, costing the exchequer more than a quarter of a billion dollars in tax losses, according to an international study. In 2012, illicit tobacco trade was 25.4% of the total cigarettes consumed in Pakistan, according to Asia-11: Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2012, an international study compiled by the International Tax and Investment Centre and Oxford Economics.
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