Taxation (Leaded Petrol) (Hansard, 15 May 1995)

§ Mr. Barron
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his policy on the taxation of leaded petrol. [22969]
61W

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
Over recent years Government policy has been to charge duty on road fuels at rates which will not only raise sufficient revenue but take account of the need to conserve finite stocks of fossil fuels and protect the general environment. In 1993 we announced that we would raise road fuel duties on average by at least 5 per cent. in real terms in future Budgets. This commitment forms an important part of the Government's strategy to reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels in the year 2000.
A duty differential in favour of unleaded petrol was introduced in 1987 to discourage the use of leaded petrol. Unleaded petrol became liable to a rebated rate of excise duty while leaded petrol remains liable to the full rate of light oil excise duty. The rebate now stands at 4.82 per litre.

§ Mr. Barron
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each 5p between 5p and £1 his estimate of the effect on the retail prices index of an increase in excise duty on an average(a) packet of 20 cigarettes, (b) 250g of hand-rolling tobacco, (c) packet of five cigars and (d) 250g of pipe tobacco, if such increases were to be fully reflected in price. [22957]

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
The information is as follows:

Pence Cigarettes 20 king size Per cent. Cigars 5 small cigars Per cent. Hand rolling 250 grammes Per cent. Pipe tobacco 250 grammes Per cent.

5 0.091 0.003 0.000 0.000

10 0.182 0.007 0.000 0.000

15 0.273 0.010 0.000 0.001

20 0.364 0.014 0.001 0.001

25 0.455 0.017 0.001 0.001

30 0.546 0.021 0.001 0.001

35 0.637 0.024 0.001 0.001

40 0.728 0.028 0.001 0.002

45 0.819 0.031 0.001 0.002

50 0.910 0.035 0.002 0.002

55 1.000 0.038 0.002 0.002

60 1.091 0.041 0.002 0.002

65 1.182 0.045 0.002 0.003

70 1.273 0.048 0.002 0.003

75 1.364 0.052 0.002 0.003

80 1.455 0.055 0.002 0.003

85 1.546 0.059 0.003 0.003

90 1.637 0.062 0.003 0.004

95 1.728 0.066 0.003 0.004

100 1.819 0.069 0.003 0.004

Pence	Cigarettes 20 king size Per cent.	Cigars 5 small cigars Per cent.	Hand rolling 250 grammes Per cent.	Pipe tobacco 250 grammes Per cent.
5	0.091	0.003	0.000	0.000
10	0.182	0.007	0.000	0.000
15	0.273	0.010	0.000	0.001
20	0.364	0.014	0.001	0.001
25	0.455	0.017	0.001	0.001
30	0.546	0.021	0.001	0.001
35	0.637	0.024	0.001	0.001
40	0.728	0.028	0.001	0.002
45	0.819	0.031	0.001	0.002
50	0.910	0.035	0.002	0.002
55	1.000	0.038	0.002	0.002
60	1.091	0.041	0.002	0.002
65	1.182	0.045	0.002	0.003
70	1.273	0.048	0.002	0.003
75	1.364	0.052	0.002	0.003
80	1.455	0.055	0.002	0.003
85	1.546	0.059	0.003	0.003
90	1.637	0.062	0.003	0.004
95	1.728	0.066	0.003	0.004
100	1.819	0.069	0.003	0.004