Retail Prices Index (Hansard, 20 December 1990)

HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 c301W 301W

§ Mr. Parry
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect the increase in duty on cigarettes in the 1990 Budget had on the retail prices index.

§ Mr. Maples
The increase in excise duties on cigarettes in the 1990 Budget added nearly 0.2 percentage points to the retail prices index, assuming that it was passed on in full by retailers.