HC Deb 24 April 1980 vol 983 cc264-5W
Sir Brandon Rhys Williams

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a statement showing the amount of tax on a standard pint of beer and on a standard packet of 20 cigarettes in each of the years 1935, 1945, 1955,

(pence)
Beer Cigarettes
(per pint) (per packet of 20)
1935 … … … 12½ 32
1945 … … … 29½ 81
1955 … … … 22½ 67½
1965 … … … 18½ 76½
1975† … … … 15½ 59½
Post Budget†* … … … 16½ 56½
* March 1980
† including VAT