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Smokers bring in less excise duty and VAT due to switch to foreign or illegal tobacco products

Smokers bring in less excise duty and VAT due to switch to foreign or illegal tobacco products

Dutch smokers are increasingly purchasing tobacco products from abroad or illegal sources due to rising domestic prices. The tobacco industry estimates this shift has resulted in a 3 billion euro shortfall in excise and VAT revenue for the Netherlands.

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EasyJet cancels one hundred flights in France due to cabin crew strike

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