Another concern is that higher taxes will lead to massive increases in smuggling but the evidence shows that, even where smuggling occurs at high rates, tax increases bring greater revenues and reduce consumption. Smuggling is directly associated with the corruption level of each country.
La evidencia prueba que el contrabando de tabaco está íntimamente relacionado con el nivel de corrupción existente en el país, por eso con el aumento o disminución de impuestos, los cambios en el contrabando no son significativos.