FITA might claim their brands are in the clear but, as the report shows, two-thirds (23) of the 34 brands we bought at below the legal tax threshold (minimum collectible tax-MCT) were brands belonging to Fita members (15) or their breakaway partner Gold Leaf Tobacco Corporation (8). We bought Red & Black cigarettes, made by FITA member Afroberg, for just R7.20 a pack a price that amounts to barely a third of the taxes that should have been paid on that pack (R20.01). A full list of the FITA brands sold at below MCT is contained in the report, Abramjee added
The Swiss Federal Institute of Health (BAG) offers an attempt at an explanation: "The tobacco industry makes its profit from the first sale of the product, even before it disappears on the black market, because more tobacco products can be wasted due to the low average price." Smuggling with the support of the Big Ones The Swiss Institute: "In any case, two of the four world tobacco concerns have their international headquarters in this country (Montenegro)"
and UK, before spreading around the world
The sample covered 30 provinces and regions (excluding Tibet) and other regions, including Hong Kong and Macau
Smoking with or without a filter
