§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much the tax on cigarettes has been increased in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. Bruce-GardyneTax changes—including the effect on VAT and, since 1976, ad valorem duty of manufacturers' and distributors' own price changes—on packets of 20 standard tipped and 20 king size cigarettes were:
(pence) Standard tipped King size 1973* -0.6 -0.3 1974 5.5 6.1 1975 6.7 8.2 1976 2.2 0.5 1977 7.3 4.1 1978 nil nil 1979† 7.4 7.4 1980 5.6 5.6 1981‡ 18.5 18.9 1982 5.6 5.6 * Tobacco duty was reduced in April 1973 when value added tax was introduced. † October. ‡ August.