The losses to revenue that are sustained through the non-payment of taxes such as income tax, corporation tax, sales tax and health insurance are significant.

 
It means that normal law abiding subjects are required to pay more taxes to make up for the revenue lost to pirates and counterfeiters.

 
We are not talking about trifling sums here. Tens of Billions of Euros are involved.

 
Money that could go into making a better life for all of us is being stolen from under our noses.