BR Recorder
Illicit cigarettes cost Pakistan PKR 350bn/yr in tax loss
Philip Morris briefed the Commerce Minister that 45–47 billion cigarettes are sold annually without tax, draining PKR 350bn from revenues. Weak enforcement and supply chain gaps were flagged as root causes.
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