HC Deb 09 February 2000 vol 344 cc218-9W
Mr. Barron

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the proportion of the average retail price taken in tax for each of the last 10 years for a pack of 20 cigarettes in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Belgium and (c) Luxembourg. [109099]

Dawn Primarolo

The table shows the proportion of the price taken in tax (excise duty and VAT) for a pack of 20 cigarettes in United Kingdom, Belgium and Luxembourg in the most popular price category. The figures relate to January each year. It is not possible to provide the figures for earlier than January 1993.

Percentage
Year United Kingdom Belgium Luxembourg
1993 75 73 67
1994 76 75 69
1995 78 75 69
1996 78 75 69
1997 79 74 69
1998 79 74 69
1999 79 75 69

Source:

European Commission excise duty tables for data on Belgium and Luxembourg.

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