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… avoidance (what we call smuggling) rates in most states around … According to our model, Oregon’s smuggling rate in 2018 was a very modest … year were the result of smuggling. Oregon’s smuggling rate was the 27th highest … use the model to estimate smuggling rates but can also run “what-if” …
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… that an increase would lead to more tobacco smuggling and less state revenue. The editorial references … that the tax hike would cause the cigarette smuggling rate in Massachusetts to more than double from … million a year in sales tax due to cigarette smuggling.
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