Of this amount, the company contributed almost EUR24 billion directly to the Romanian state budget, as excise and other taxes, salaries, and other local expenses.
The BAT factory in Ploiesti exports almost 60% of the production.
“Our EUR125 billion contribution to the Romanian economy is the result of our continuous investment here. Since 1996, when we laid the first brick at our factory in Ploiești, we have invested over EUR500 million in creating one of our group’s biggest and most advanced production centres in the world. Since 2018, Romania is one of the major suppliers of consumables for glo, our reduced-risk product, for the entire European Union, showing our commitment to deliver A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of our business”, said Fred Monteiro, Central Europe South (CES) Area Director, BAT.
The analysis of the company’s overall economic impact between 1996 and 2020 was carried out by the independent consultancy group Civitta.
BAT employs over 3.000 people at its three legal entities in Romania and creates another 30.000 jobs through its supply and distribution chain.
Worldwide, BAT has more than 53,000 employees and operates across over 180 countries.