§ Mr. WhittingdaleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much extra revenue will be raised in excise duty on tobacco products due to changes made since 1 May 1997 in 1997–98 and each of the following four years. [76573]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe table shows the estimated extra revenue raised in excise duty on tobacco products due to changes made since 1 May 1997:
£million Year Extra Revenue 1997–1998 5 1998–1999 210 1999–2000 —875 2000–2001 975 2001–2002 1,160 These figures have been calculated by comparing estimated cash revenue streams under the Government's 5 per cent. tobacco escalator with an estimate of what revenue streams would have been under the previous government's 3 per cent. escalator.