TMA news

TMA notice on Lower Ignition Propensity (LIP) cigarettes

Under new EU safety standards all cigarettes placed in the market from 17 November 2011…

TMA responds to the planned consultation on plain packaging

Responding to the Government’s proposal to launch a consultation on plain packaging in Spring 2012,…

Tobacco smuggling

Media statement:

The high tax-induced price of tobacco products in the UK has led to many smokers seeking alternative cheaper sources of cigarettes and handrolling tobacco (HRT), both legal (duty-free and crossborder shopping) and illegal (smuggling and bootlegging).

 

Reduction in the illegal trade in tobacco, but taxing times lie ahead
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

 

TMA comments on Government strategy to crackdown on illicit tobacco
Wednesday, April 27, 2011

 

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

 

MP welcomes summit on tobacco smuggling
Monday, January 31, 2011

 

TMA welcomes new approach to tackling tobacco smuggling
Monday, January 31, 2011

 

TMA Response to the BBC Scotland programme ‘Smoking & the Bandits’
Thursday, January 20, 2011

 

Double tobacco tax hike will delight the smugglers
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

 

Not just a VAT increase – It’s a stealth tax on tobacco
Friday, January 1, 2010

 

Tobacco tax increase – A return to the bad old days
Thursday, December 10, 2009

 

Urgent action needed to tackle underage sales and tobacco smuggling
Friday, September 11, 2009