More Than Half of All Cigarettes Sold in New York Are Smuggled

More Than Half of All Cigarettes Sold in New York Are Smuggled
(Statista.com)
3/22/2014
Updated:
3/23/2014

According to a report from the Tax Foundation, 56.9 percent of cigarettes sold in New York are smuggled. This is an unintended consequence of high state taxes on cigarettes. Criminals have been obtaining cigarettes in low-tax states before selling them on in high-tax states. 

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