Tobacco: Excise Duties
Commons · Question 114049 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Kate Osborne
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 12 February 2026 to UIN 111208, whether tobacco duty increases since October 2024 and the application of the RPI+2% tobacco duty escalator will preserve the retail price differential betwee
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 26 Feb 2026
To discourage non-smokers and young people from taking up vaping, and to raise revenue, the government is introducing Vaping Products Duty with effect from 1 October 2026. This will be accompanied by an equivalent one-off increase in Tobacco Duty, to pres...