Question follow-through · 68346
Tobacco: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tobacco excise duty policy on the size of the illicit tobacco market.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 16 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 24 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of tobacco excise duty policy on the size of the illicit tobacco market.
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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24 Jul 2025
Answer published
Tobacco duty aims to both raise revenue and reduce harm to public health by discouraging smoking. In 2024/25 tobacco duty raised almost £8 billion. High duty rates, making tobacco less affordable, have helped reduce smoking prevalence with the percentage ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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