Yesmoke Tobacco S.p.A.

«Fellows, you haven’t understood anything: we lost the war and if Big Tobacco doesn’t pay taxes in Italy as it should, there’s nothing strange about it” - say the experts.

But Japan didn’t win the war either, because it was part of the  ROBERTO (the Rome, Berlin Tokyo axis). An Italian  taxpayer who buys a pack of Camels should know that Japan Tobacco  does not pay a single cent of tax on the profits earned from his purchase, and it is pocketing the money.

How much would Yesmoke Tobacco S.p.A. have to report to the Italian tax office if it sold 800 million packs of cigarettes, as JTI - Japan Tobacco International Italia - does in one year?

At an average price of 3.90 euro – JTI's average sales price for its cigarettes (going from Winstons at 3.70 to Camels at 4.00 euro), Yesmoke would have to declare a profit of 376 million euro. Read more »

Is it possible to fight for workers’ rights and at the same time dream about being a family friend of the Rothschild’s or being “at home” at Goldman Sachs?

In times of cuts to the welfare state and the struggle against evasion, there is a forgotten story that should be brought to light more than ever. If, after the sentence of the Supreme Court of Cassation of 21 December 2001, someone closed an eye on Philip Morris’s 120 thousand billion lire tax evasion, we have to thank, besides Romano Prodi, three sinister individuals: Massimo D’Alema, Vicenzo Visco and Oliviero Diliberto. Read more »