The tax pressure that France has put into tobacco has triggered border sales in Navarre. In 2018 they grew by 8.1% compared to 2017 and in 2019 they continue to rise which favors, above all, the 30 tobacconists closest to the neighboring country The average retail price of a cigarette pack in the Spanish market is 4.45 euros , while in France the average price of a package in June 2019 cost twice as much, EUR 8.90. With such a difference, it is logical that smokers in the south of France are motivated to stockup tobacco in Spain for consumption and/or resale in France. And they will be increasingly encouraged because the French government decided in early 2018 to increase the tax pressure [Read more]