Lately, there has been some attention on the city and state’s loss of sales tax revenue because of the use of a cash register called a zapper. Apparently, these zapper devices make the sale disappear, eliminating all traces of a tax being owed. Well, we know what really makes the sale disappear when it comes to cigarettes-and the buttlegging of non-taxed smokes zaps New York’s small stores as well as the municipal treasury.
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The Tax Foundation found that 60.9% of all cigarettes consumed in New York are smuggled, and this has earned New York a first place ranking as king of illegal cigarettes – an honor New York could arguably do without.
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