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In 2022, Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco receive over $15B revenues in Russia

www.ukrinform.net In 2022, Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco receive over $15B revenues in Russia - expert

In 2022, tobacco companies Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International received $7.9 billion and $7.4 billion in revenue from the sale of their products in Russia. — Ukrinform.

In 2022, Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco receive over $15B revenues in Russia - expert

"To me, it sounds as cynical as possible: by earning and paying excise taxes in the aggressor country, the manufacturer is trying to expand production and sales of its products in Ukraine," she stated.

Bulach emphasized that the Ukrainian government should respond decisively by stopping the company's investments in the Ukrainian economy.

"We have to make a decision and ban any development, and possibly distribution, of the products of these two tobacco companies in Ukraine," she summarized.

As Ukrinform reported, the NACP has added Philip Morris International and Japan Tobacco International, the world's leading tobacco companies, to the list of international sponsors of war, as they continue to do business in Russia.

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