Written questions

Tobacco: Excise Duties

Commons · Question 95617 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of planned double duty increases on tobacco products on inflation.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 4 Dec 2025

Forecasting the economy, including the effect of Government policy decisions on inflation, is the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR set out the impact of policy measures on inflation in its Autumn Budget 202...