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MPs warn government must do more to tackle cigarette fraud
Fake cigarettes cost Treasury £2.9bn a year

The black market trade in cigarettes and rolling tobacco is costing the Treasury £2.9 billion despite a major drive to combat the problem, a committee of MPs has warned. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) launched a £209 million initiative in 2000 to target resources at the number of fake cigarettes coming into the UK, with… Read more »