HC Deb 25 November 1994 vol 250 c465W
Mr. Spellar

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates his Department has made of the effect of tobacco duty on the family budgets of top, middle and lower-income families.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Data from the 1993 family expenditure survey suggest that top-income families spend around 1 to 2 per cent. of their total expenditure on tobacco, middle-income families spend around 2 to 3 per cent. and lower-income families around 3½ per cent. Duty is only part of the price of tobacco.

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