HMRC Admits It Is Guessing the Size of the Tobacco Black Market
HMRC this week declared victory in the war on illegal tobacco after claiming the duty gap for hand-rolling tobacco fell to an all-time low in 2024/25. They also admitted they are making up the figures themselves… The taxman’s report concedes the 2024/25 tobacco figures are “projected” rather than measured because of “data availability and small…












