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Only works for countries that don't have a large "black" economy and HMRC spends a lot of effort tracking down smuggled tobacco - normally sold in the back bar
by walshemj 9y ago
Only works for countries that don't have a large "black" economy and HMRC spends a lot of effort tracking down smuggled tobacco - normally sold in the back bar of the less salubrious pubs.
- copper_think 9y agoHer Majesty's Revenue Collector ?
- twic 9y agoHer Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Roughly speaking, revenue being taxes on what you earn, and customs being taxes on what you buy. There used to be separate departments for each, but they were merged years ago. This was a slightly odd move, as the revenue were people who were good at doing very detailed analysis of paper trails, whereas customs were people who were good at kicking down smugglers' doors.
- codefined 9y agoIsn't that a logical move? Allow a single department to both gather and act on the information, rather than disparate departments that have to try to work together?