asked the Minister for Finance if he will state the average tax borne by (i) pipe tobacco per oz., and (ii) cigarettes per packet of 20.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Tobacco Duties.
The average tax borne by hard-pressed pipe tobacco is 1/1½d. per ounce and by other pipe tobacco is 1/3½d. per oz. The average tax borne by cigarettes is 1/1¼d. per packet of 20.