§ Mr. SummersonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sum has been raised in taxation of tobacco and tobacco products for each year from 1964 to 1990 inclusive; and what proportion of turnover of the tobacco and tobacco products retailing industry this sum represents for each of those years.
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§ Mrs. Gillian Shephard[holding answer on 9 December 1991]: The table shows the total estimated yield from indirect taxes on tobacco products, and the percentage this represents of consumers' expenditure on tobacco.
Yield from tobacco taxation2 £ billion Tax content of consumers' expenditure on tobacco Per cent. 11964 1.0 72 11965 1.0 69 11966 1.0 68 11967 1.0 68 11968 1.1 69 11969 1.1 68 1970 1.2 67 1971 1.1 65 1972 1.2 65 1973 1.2 64 1974 1.5 66 1975 1.8 65 1976 2.0 66 1977 32.5 370 1978 32.4 363 1979 2.8 69 1980 3.3 69 1981 3.9 70 1982 4.3 73 1983 4.5 73 1984 4.9 74 1985 5.2 75 1986 5.5 74 1987 5.8 76 1988 6.0 76 1989 6.2 76 1990 6.6 75 1 Financial years. 2 Indirect taxes which from 1 April 1973 include estimated VAT. 3 Receipts larger in 1977 than in 1978 because of forestalling of 1 January 1978 duty increase.