HC Deb 25 January 1988 vol 126 cc85-6W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the current average retail price and the corresponding tax duty payable on each of the following items:(a) 20 king size cigarettes, (b) half an ounce of tobacco, (c) a pint of beer, (d) a bottle of wine, (e) a bottle of whisky, (f) a gallon of four-star petrol and (g) a gallon of diesel.

Mr. Lilley

[holding answer 22 January 1988]: The information is as follows:

Current price Duty VAT
£ £ £
(a) 20 King size cigarettes 1.45 0.92 019
(b) 25 gms1 Pipe tobacco 1.36 0.62 0.18
(c) Pint of beer (bitter) 0.84 0.18 0.11
(d) Bottle of table wine (litre) 2.25 0.98 0.29
(e) Bottle of whisky (75cl) 7.47 4.73 0.97
(f) Gallon of petrol (4-star) 1.70 0.88 0.22
(g) Gallon of diesel 1.56 0.75 0.20
1 A representative price for half an ounce of tobacco is not available.

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