§ Ms PrimaroloTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated number of smokers in the United Kingdom; and what are the total projected tax revenues from each tax applied to tobacco products in 1992–93.
§ Sir John CopeEstimates for the numbers of smokers in Great Britain in 1990 indicate that there were around 15 million smokers.
Our latest estimate for total receipts from tobacco duties in 1992–93 is £6.1 billion. Within this total, the likely yield from cigarette duties (specific and ad valorem) is £5.6 billion; from cigars is £0.1 billion; from hand-rolling tobacco is £0.3 billion; and from other smoking and chewing tobacco is £0.£1 billion. Latest consumers' expenditure data suggest that the VAT yield from tobacco products is likely to be around £1.5 billion in 1992–93.