WORST CASE: TJSA GOES UNDERCOVER AGAIN TO BUY ILLICIT CIGARETTES IN HUGE VOLUMES
New investigation reveals illegal trade in tax-evading cigarettes has increased MASSIVELY
Master Case Remington Gold R4300 = R8.60 per pack
Nice and Tasty Superette, Cape Town
Mystery shopper bought HUGE VOLUMES of cigarettes at up to FOUR TIMES BELOW the legally feasible price
We filmed mastercases – huge boxes of 10,000 cigarettes – sold for just R6 PER PACK
Master Case Cape R3000 = R6 per pack
KULMIYE WHOLESALERS, CAPE TOWN
Final Price for Master Case R4700 = R9.40 per pack
Mehjabin Supermarket, Johannesburg
We visited FACTORIES whose brands are being sold at illegal prices
A COSTLY CRIMEWAVE CAUGHT ON CAMERA…
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Tax Justice SA Retail Investigation 2021
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Our damning account lays bare how brazen cigarette manufacturers are flooding the retail sector with a tide of tax-evading tobacco.