Tobacco: Australia
Commons · Question 99706 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of levels of tobacco excise taxes in Australia; and what assessment she has made of the potential relationship between trends in the lev
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 18 Dec 2025
Australia imposes some of the highest tobacco duty rates globally with excise accounting for a significant share of retail price. In the UK, tobacco duty aims to both raise revenue and reduce harm to public health by discouraging smoking. High duty rates ...