Tobacco: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 8781 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's polices on rates of tobacco duty of the Office for Budget Responsibility's report entitled Dynamic scoring of policy measures in OBR fo
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 22 Oct 2024
The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process. The government accounts for the behavioural impact of tax changes when makin...