§ Mr. Haleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he is aware that large quantities of English-made cigarettes are being exported to Australia to compete 123W with Australian made cigarettes; and what is the estimated loss in dollars and in Inland Excise.
§ Mr. JayI am aware that there has been a large increase in our exports of cigarettes to Australia. The dollar cost in the six months to 30th June, 1948, was about 1½ million dollars, and the duty payable, if they had been consumed at home, would have been about £7½ million. There is no loss of dollars to the sterling-area pool when Australia imports cigarettes from the United Kingdom instead of tobacco from U.S.A.