§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in tabular form for the financial year 1979–80, for 1985–86 and for the financial year 1986–87 to date, assuming the tax changes proposed in the Budget statement are introduced in full, the proportion of the average price of (a) a pint of beer, (b) a bottle of whisky, (c) a packet of tipped cigarettes, (d) a packet of untipped cigarettes and (e) a gallon of petrol, which is accounted for by taxation.
§ Mr. BrookeThe information is as follows:
Percentage tax as a proportion of typical post-Budget price 1979–80 1985–86 1986–87 Beer (pint) 32 39 36 Whisky (75 cl) 78 74 72 King size tipped cigarettes (packet 20) 70 75 75 Standard plain cigarettes (packet 20) 64 71 72 Petrol (gallon 4 star) 48 53 60