PQ 38
38. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the current legal penalties for the sale of contraband cigarettes; and if it is his intention to significantly increase those penalties in line with the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions, in view of the fact that a single large container load of contraband may cost the State up to €3 million in excise revenue foregone. [53512/13]
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38. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Finance the current legal penalties for the sale of contraband cigarettes; and if it is his intention to significantly increase those penalties in line with the United Kingdom and other jurisdictions, in view of the fact that a single large container load of contraband may cost the State up to €3 million in excise revenue foregone. [53512/13]
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