HC Deb 06 May 1976 vol 910 c473W
Mr. Neubert

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in tax paid on alcohol and tobacco by the average family per week in each of the financial years between 1973 and 1976.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

Increases from year to year in the average amounts of duty and VAT on alcohol and tobacco paid weekly by households in the United Kingdom were: 1973–74, £0.30; 1974–75, £0.40; 1975–76, £0.80.

Mr. Neubert

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average family has had to pay in tax on alcohol and tobacco per week in each of the last three financial years.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

It is estimated that the average amounts of duty and VAT on alcohol and tobacco paid weekly by households in the United Kingdom were: 1973–74, £2.45; 1974–75, £2.85; 1975–76, £3.65.