And that, in a world that often demands conformity, has its appeal, even now
There's certainly nothing wrong with that kind of approach, but it does limit its appeal, at least to my palate
The minimum level only includes untaxed cigarettes those lacking a "genuine tax stamp."[27] It does not include inter-jurisdictional bootlegging of taxed cigarettes, product intended for foreign markets, or brands suspected of being manufactured for illicit sale.[28] This method is the most conservative approach to measuring illicit trade in tobacco, according to the authors
Limitations In most countries, national level brand-specific price statistics were not available, thus the retail price data were collected from one supermarket/hypermarket or kiosk/newsagent/tobacconist/independent food store usually in the capital city of the country (where survey respondents were mostly located), therefore potentially not being nationally representative.