Flandria is a third-generation family business and artisanal producer of rolling tobacco and tobacco accessories. In addition to its home markets in Belgium and Luxembourg, the company’s brands are sold in more than 30 countries worldwide.
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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