Illegal cigarettes now make up over half of Ireland’s market
How illegal cigarettes reach Irish streets More than half of all cigarettes smoked in Ireland are now illegal cigarettes, according to new research reported by the Irish Mirror that lays bare the scale of a booming black market costing the Exchequer hundreds of millions in lost tax. The KPMG analysis, commissioned by tobacco giant Philip […]
1 month ago
Retailer ordered to repay €8.87m in Covid subsidy payments
Millions on the line A major retailer has been told to return almost €8.9 million after losing a dispute over Covid-era wage support payments. The decision came after the Tax Appeals Commission (TAC) ruled in favour of the Revenue Commissioners, upholding an assessment made against the unnamed company under the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme (EWSS). […]
1 month ago
Revenue seize over €1 million of illegal cigarettes in Dublin Port
Investigations are ongoing. Over €1 million worth of illegal cigarettes has been recovered by the Revenue following a seizure at Dublin Port on Thursday evening. As a result of ongoing profiling, Revenue officers seize 1.4 tonnes of processed tobacco after investigating a shipment that arrived from China. The tobacco has an estimated retail value of […]
7 years ago