§ Mr. Proctorasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in the Official Report for each of the last 10 years a table showing the number of home produced cigarettes, the number of imported cigarettes and total consumption and the budget/regulation increase in cigarette taxation in pence per 20 cigarettes excluding value added tax and ad-valorem taxation payable on manufacturers' price increases; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HayhoeFollowing is the information:
Cigarettes released for home consumption and cigarette taxation increases Cigarettes released for consumption* Home produced Imported Total Budget regulator increases in taxation on 20 typically-priced king size cigarettes† billions billions billions pence 1987 — — — 8.5 1976 — — — 0.5 1977 124.4 0.5 124.9 ‡ 1978 124.2 1.4 125.7 Nil 1979 122.7 1.9 124.5 6 1980 122.0 2.0 124.0 5
Sterling/European currency unit exchange rate (end-month rates): percentage change from notional central rate* 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 January — +2.55 +20.22 +6.50 -9.28 +2.75 February — +4.34 +16.50 -0.43 -10.63 +1.59 March — +7.22 +0.47 -0.23 +0.81 -1.80 April — +4.92 +1.27 -2.37 +6.35 -0.44 May +3.98 +7.36 +2.55 -2.00 +4.06 -0.85 June +5.26 +6.50 -0.35 +1.49 +0.63 -1.16 July +7.79 +6.82 -2.11 +1.29 +3.45 -0.83 August +7.39 +9.18 -2.18 +1.96 +3.83 -0.75 September +0.22 +9.67 -8.69 +1.91 +2.09 -1.15 October -1.67 +14.82 +2.42 +2.26 +2.11 -3.08 November -0.13 +13.33 +5.92 -3.18 +2.43 -2.60 December +0.38 +15.62 +5.55 -7.11 +2.81 — * The notional central rates for sterling against the European currency unit used in the calculations are as follows:
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from 14 March 1979 0.66325 from 24 September 1979 0.64982 from 30 November 1979 0.64891 from 23 March 1981 0.54212 from 5 October 1981 0.60105
Cigarettes released for consumption* Home produced Imported Total Budget/regulator increases in taxation on 20 typically-priced king size cigarettes † billions billions billions pence 1981 108.3 1.5 109.8 ║ 1982 100.6 1.8 102.4 5 1983 100.6 2.0 102.6 3 1984 — — — 10 * Official statistics have been collected only since 1976.
† Estimated before 1978 because excise duty was until then charged on leaf tobacco used in manufacture and not exclusively on finished products.
‡ 4 January/4 April.
║ 14 March/3 July.