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Tobacco: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 61784 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the reasons for the Office for Budget Responsibility's projected fall in tobacco revenue between (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24; and if she will review the tobacco excise model.

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 1 Jul 2025

HMRC publishes commentary on tobacco duty receipts with the Tobacco Bulletin - Tobacco statistics commentary April 2025 - GOV.UK. The 12% decrease in tobacco duty receipts between 2022/23 and 2023/24 was primarily driven by falling cigarette receipts (£7,...