asked the Minister for Finance the total amount of revenue collected by the Government on (a) cigarettes, and (b) tobacco sales in each of the past five years; and the amount expected to be collected in the current year.
Written Answers. - Tobacco Sales Revenue.
139.
The information requested is as follows:
|
Year |
Cigarettes |
Other Tobacco Products |
Total |
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
1979 |
121.62 |
9.76 |
131.38 |
|
1980 |
156.13 |
12.24 |
168.37 |
|
1981 |
203.82 |
14.97 |
218.79 |
|
1982 |
252.57 |
19.11 |
271.68 |
|
1983 |
297.34 |
21.95 |
319.29 |
NOTE: The figures for 1979 to 1983 consist of actual excise duty receipts and estimated VAT receipts. The VAT receipts are estimated because VAT returns are not required to be completed in a manner which would enable the yield from particular items to be identified. It is not the practice to give estimates of receipts in the current year for individual commodities.