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Nicotine-pouch reporting, research and analysis connected to TOBACCO TAX.
market
French tobacco prices are double Spain's — and retailers say it's fueling a cross-border smuggling boomA pack of cigarettes that costs nearly €13 in France sells for €5.50 in Italy and €5–6.25 in Spain. French retailers say the price gap is driving a surge in cross-border tobacco trafficking.
regulation
France wants to stop snus crossing EU borders — and it's ready to veto the tax dealFrance is demanding the EU remove the private-carriage rule that lets people take snus across member-state borders, and says it will block the tax directive without it. Snusarnas Riksförbund warns Swedish jobs and Finland's cross-border supply are on the line.