A.F.T.F. is a non-profit business association representing 80% of fine-cut, pipe, nasal and chewing tobacco manufacturers in France. The membership is composed of Landewyck France, Pöschl Tobacco France, Tobacco Francen, Scandinavian Tobacco France, Seita (Imperial Tobacco), SFR Tobacco International, Stubbe, SAS Traditab and Von Eicken France.
An obvious correlation exists between the highest levels of illegal and non-domestic consumption (e.g. France, UK, Ireland, Poland and Finland) and the highest taxation rates applied to fine-cut toconsbacco, in comparison with cigarettes. The figures clearly show that any alignment of tobacco taxation, regardless of the products’ specificities, will prevent fine-cut tobacco from fulfilling its buffer function, leading to increased illegal trade of cigarettes and driving down government revenues.
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