Tobacco: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 58169 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the decrease in tobacco duty as set out in HMRC's annual tax receipts bulletin with the ONS smoking prevalence data in (a) 2023 to 2024 and (b) 2024-2025.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 16 Jun 2025
In 2023/24 tobacco duty receipts totalled £8,804 million. In 2024/25, tobacco duty receipts fell 10% to £7,926 million. ONS smoking prevalence data is published by calendar year. In 2023 approximately 12% of over 18s in the UK were current smokers. The ON...