§ Mr. SternTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the amount of tax paid on a pack of the most popular price category cigarettes in each EC member state and the average price of a pack of 20 cigarettes in each country; and what the figures were in 1990.
§ Sir John CopeWe do not have information on the average price of a pack of cigarettes in other member states. The tables show the price of the most popular price category—MPPC.
(a) Tax and price on the MPPC in November 1992, based on exchange rates as on 1 October 1992. Total tax (pence) Most popular price (pence) Belgium 142 185 Denmark 246 288 France 111 148 Germany 139 192 Greece 38 63 Ireland 184 245 Italy 81 113 Luxembourg 103 140 Netherlands 102 147 Portugal 88 112 Spain 25 40 United Kingdom 170 227
(b) Tax and price on the MPPC in 1990, based on exchange rates as on 20 December 1990. Total tax (pence) Most popular price (pence) Belgium 79 110 Denmark 197 229 France 70 104 Germany 103 141 Greece 32 45 Ireland 131 179 Italy 62 86 Luxembourg 56 78 Netherlands 72 102 Portugal 42 57 Spain 18 31 United Kingdom 131 180