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Rudy69 t1_iuggop4 wrote

The tobacco industry will support anyone that’s willing to make it easier to try to get the kids hooked. They know once that happens no one can do anything about it, their product does the rest of the work

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forzaq8 t1_iugjraf wrote

But did the companies pay the taxes or it was part of the price of cigarettes aka the Russian paid it to themselves

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hieronymusanonymous OP t1_iugmc1k wrote

Cigarette companies pay import duties for their cigarettes sent into Russia. I haven't been able to locate the figures for that, so I don't know how much of the £7bn in taxes comes from that. My guess is all of it, but the article could have been more precise about this.

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forzaq8 t1_iugmnrz wrote

In my country we have a high import duty on cigarettes and each time they raised it the price of cigarettes raised the same % , Philip Morris isn't paying that, the customer is

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hieronymusanonymous OP t1_iugnnrm wrote

Ultimately, taxation of any kind winds up being paid by the consumer. But the point is that with import duties, the manufacturer is paying the taxes directly to the government and it isn't internal taxation. Philip Morris is indeed paying that even though the ultimate consumer pays more for its cigarettes as a result.

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Figuurzager t1_iuh5sx9 wrote

Ehm, no, depends on the price elasticity of demand. If you hit the cliff where demand drops of sharply and you still make a nice profit it won't be smart raising the price as you'll will be making a lot less money.

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Hypotheticall t1_iuhsdwy wrote

They're talking about import duties - due on arrival into country of destination - payable by originator.

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Yesyesyes1899 t1_iugruvt wrote

lol. its the same companies that push the dumbest drug in history and have tried to make it seem as harmless as possible . what do we expect ??

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Particular-Ad-4772 t1_iugy5c3 wrote

Smoking kills Russians , war kills Russians.

Big Tobacco is on to something.

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BLobloblawLaw t1_iuhyb2y wrote

On one hand, they pay 7bn in taxes. On the other hand, they are long-term bamboozling the Russian population.

Imagine Russia without alcohol and tobacco. Good or bad?

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Peachthumbs t1_iugoxao wrote

Would be nice if all companies paid taxes.

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webster8347 t1_iuh01qy wrote

Tobacco giants give a sh#t about people's health - they are TOBACCO GIANTS!

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No-Stretch6115 t1_iuhscg2 wrote

Considering the Europeans are giving Putin a billion euros a day in gas purchases, this is chump change.

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obiwanconobi t1_iui5pz6 wrote

Wow these tobacco giants sound like bad people wonder what else they've done

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fantastics-airports t1_iuit2f9 wrote

Let me guess, when you pay taxes ir Russia because you sell a product in Russia you're now funding Putin's war machine?

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new_sorpigal_enroth t1_iugxhw8 wrote

Russia has its own tobacco plantations and factories, most of those taxes are sale tax so, Russians paid for it themselves

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