HC Deb 19 December 1988 vol 144 c28W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue from tobacco taxes and from value added tax on tobacco products in each of the last nine financial years; and what are his estimates of the revenue from such taxes in 1988–89.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 14 December 1988]: The information is as follows:

£ million
Total tax on tobacco products of which:
Excise duty 1VAT
1979–80 3,156 2,584 572
1980–81 3,467 2,821 646
1981–82 4,166 3,420 746
1982–83 4,224 3,446 778
1983–84 4,628 3,806 822
1984–85 5,019 4,140 879
1985–86 5,383 4,459 924
1986–87 5,745 4,755 990
1987–88 5,775 4,767 1,008
1988–89 n/a 5,000 2

Notes:

n/a = not available

1 VAT receipts have been estimated from consumers' expenditure on tobacco products.

2 Forecasts of consumer expenditure are not available in sufficient detail to enable reliable estimates of future VAT receipts to be made.

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