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Knowing Greeks, they are definitely not "abandoning cigarettes in record numbers". Some do quit smoking, as it is pretty expensive and 70% or the cigarettes pri
by HenryBemis 9y ago
Knowing Greeks, they are definitely not "abandoning cigarettes in record numbers". Some do quit smoking, as it is pretty expensive and 70% or the cigarettes price is taxes. But most turn to black-market cigarettes and tobacco.
- Feniks 9y agoYep, the Mafia actually got started with cigarette smuggling from Turkey. And Greeks are very good at not doing receipts. The black market economy is significant.
- eitland 9y agoThis seesm to indicate otherwise: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16195566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16195566
- seliopou 9y agoThe findings are not based on economic statistics, such as tax revenue. Rather, it's based on a health survey conducted by eurostat, as indicated by this link from the article: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Tobacco_consumption_statistics#Daily_smokers_of_cigarettes http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/...