Written questions

Tobacco: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 61783 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the (a) reasons for trends in and (b) potential impact of smoking rates on the level of duty paid on tobacco sales in the 2023-24 financial year.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 1 Jul 2025

The Office for Budget Responsibility discusses drivers of tobacco duty receipts in relation to the tobacco duty forecast on their webpage - Tobacco duties - Office for Budget Responsibility.Receipts are driven by inflation (CPI and RPI), real household co...