Illegal activities in transports bring annual losses of 875 million euro to state and
Illegal activities in the transport of goods and persons bring the state and companies, annual losses of 875 million euro, directly or indirectly, representatives of the Federation of Romanian Transport Operators said at a press conference on Friday.In the road transport for persons illegal activities materialize in local, county and foreign transport made daily by over 6,000 cars and mini buses, the president of FORT, Augustin Hagiu showed.Thus the state loses 100 million euro annually while licensed operators are affected by the reduction by 40% of passenger flow, the reduction of incomes by 100 million euro/year while payments to the state are reduced by 50 million euro.
Retailers have said cigarette smuggling and the sale of illegal cigarettes is costing the State €420m in lost excise duty.