Marius Jokubaitis
Lithuanian journalist Marius Jokubaitis works for the daily Lietuvos Rytas.
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By Marius Jokubaitis
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Black market
Lithuania's taxes go up in smoke
29 September 20101Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
Lithuanian journalist Marius Jokubaitis works for the daily Lietuvos Rytas.
The crisis may have brought Lithuania to its knees, but business is booming on the black market. Armed with his calculator and a sense of adventure, Marius Jokubaitis set out to discover just how much tax revenue petrol and cigarette smugglers are diverting from the state.