Illicit Tobacco Products

The exchequer is estimated to have lost Rs 58,521 crore in taxes in 2019-20 due to illicit trade in goods in 5 key industries, including FMCG, mobile phone, tobacco products and alcohol, a Ficci report said on Thursday.

They come with labels such as green apple, fresh mint and paan flavour, glossy packaging and none of the mandatory pictorial warnings that could repel those tempted to buy cigarettes. These are illegal cigarettes, flooding tobacco shops across Delhi.

The exchequer is estimated to have lost Rs 58,521 crore in taxes in 2019-20 due to illicit trade in goods in 5 key industries, including FMCG, mobile phone, tobacco products and alcohol, a Ficci report said on Thursday.

They come with labels such as green apple, fresh mint and paan flavour, glossy packaging and none of the mandatory pictorial warnings that could repel those tempted to buy cigarettes. These are illegal cigarettes, flooding tobacco shops across Delhi.