Tobacco Duty (Hansard, 29 January 1987)

§ 56. Mr. Roger King
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue he expects to receive from tobacco duty during the current financial year; and what was the total duty received in 1985–86.
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§ Mr. Brooke
I refer my hon. Friend to table 9 on page 34 of the report of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise for the year ended 31 March 1986. There is a copy in the Library of the House.

69. Dr. Michael
Clark asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the revenue yield from tobacco products in each of the years 1955–56, 1965–66, 1975–76 and 1985–86, both as a figure and as a percentage of total revenue.

§ Mr. Brooke
The information is as follows:

Tobacco revenue Tobacco revenue as percentage of central Government taxation

£ million percentage

1955–56 669 14.4

1965–66 1,014 12.2

1975–76 ¹1,884 6.7

1985–86 ¹5,374 5.6

Note:

¹ Including an estimate of VAT on sales of tobacco products.

	Tobacco revenue	Tobacco revenue as percentage of central Government taxation
	£ million	percentage
1955–56	669	14.4
1965–66	1,014	12.2
1975–76	¹1,884	6.7
1985–86	¹5,374	5.6
Note:
¹ Including an estimate of VAT on sales of tobacco products.