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29-08-2012, 12:26
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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has called on the government to do more to tackle alcohol smuggling and duty evasion (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19399037). However, I can’t help thinking they’re missing the point, and what they’re demanding is akin to trying to stop up a gushing hosepipe with a cork. The answer, surely, is in their own hands. Reduce or eliminate the disparity in duty between the UK and our European neighbours, and the problem will disappear. Until that happens, the smuggling will continue.
And tell me, chaps, how are they getting along with fighting tobacco smuggling (http://news.stv.tv/scotland/186621-tobacco-smuggling-hitting-shopkeepers-pockets-survey-finds/)?
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The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has called on the government to do more to tackle alcohol smuggling and duty evasion (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19399037). However, I can’t help thinking they’re missing the point, and what they’re demanding is akin to trying to stop up a gushing hosepipe with a cork. The answer, surely, is in their own hands. Reduce or eliminate the disparity in duty between the UK and our European neighbours, and the problem will disappear. Until that happens, the smuggling will continue.
And tell me, chaps, how are they getting along with fighting tobacco smuggling (http://news.stv.tv/scotland/186621-tobacco-smuggling-hitting-shopkeepers-pockets-survey-finds/)?
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