Cigarette smuggling robs Washington state of revenue
From: The Seattle Times | Editorial
Cigarette smuggling continues to cost Washington state hundreds of millions in lost tax revenue each year. Lawmakers should consider ways to harness and capture some of these evaporating tax dollars.
The state of Washington continues to lose an astounding amount of tax revenue to a little-discussed problem: cigarette smuggling.
This type of tax evasion costs the state hundreds of millions a year. Yet it often fades into the background during budget debates, which can get held up by disagreements on how to spend smaller amounts of money.
