§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue from tobacco taxes and from value added tax on tobacco products in each of the last nine financial years; and what are his estimates of the revenue from such taxes in 1988–89.
§ Mr. Lilley[holding answer 14 December 1988]: The information is as follows:
£ million Total tax on tobacco products of which: Excise duty 1VAT 1979–80 3,156 2,584 572 1980–81 3,467 2,821 646 1981–82 4,166 3,420 746 1982–83 4,224 3,446 778 1983–84 4,628 3,806 822 1984–85 5,019 4,140 879 1985–86 5,383 4,459 924 1986–87 5,745 4,755 990 1987–88 5,775 4,767 1,008 1988–89 n/a 5,000 2 Notes:
n/a = not available
1 VAT receipts have been estimated from consumers' expenditure on tobacco products.
2 Forecasts of consumer expenditure are not available in sufficient detail to enable reliable estimates of future VAT receipts to be made.