§ Mr. Pavittasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his is his estimate of the additional revenue which would 306W Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff or Southampton to London and (b) by rail, including cost of sleepers, where applicable, from Wick, Inverness, Glasgow, Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Southampton, Oxford or Guildford to London.
§ Mr. MooreThe table shows the additional tax liability that would arise in 1983–84 from the provision of one warrant for a return journey by two children. The figures are averages based on the assumption that the hon. Member's children made six such journeys during 1983–84 and that the hon. Member has no tax reliefs or allowances other than the married man's allowance.
accrue if the rate of duty on tobacco was increased by amounts which would increase the price of an average packet of cigarettes by 10p, 15p, 20p and 25p.
§ Mr. HayhoeIt is estimated that the additional full-year revenue including consequential VAT, would be about £320 million, £475 million, £620 million and £765 million, respectively. The estimates for the larger increases are subject to considerable margins of uncertainty.
§ Mr. Pavittasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the constant real price, including excise duties, of an average packet of cigarettes for each year since 1965 on the basis of taking 1965 as 100.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information base on the typical retail selling prices of standard tipped cigarettes—the most popular type of cigarette before the change in the duty structure in 1976—is as follows:
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Constant real price 1965 100 1966 96 1967 94 1968 93 1969 96 1970 90 1971 82 1972 79 1973 72 1974 75 1975 79 1976 73
Constant real price 1977 77 1978 71 1979 75 1980 70 1981 77 1982 80 1983 82