Cigarettes

The figures are based on an analysis of discarded cigarette packets collected at a host of Premiership football grounds over the past three seasons.


Southampton came third, with 32 per cent of packets being foreign, and so non-duty paid. the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association are calling for the Government to review their policy on duty.

The group claims that one in three cigarettes smoked in Britain avoids taxes. The Treasury is losing £4 billion a year in revenue, and legitimate retailers are also losing out.

John Carlisle is from the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association and is concerned by the increase: