asked the Taoiseach the annual gross expenditure on tobacco, at current price: the percentage of total gross consumer spending on tobacco; gross expenditure on tobacco at constant market prices; and the percentage of total consumer spending at constant market prices for the past five years.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Tobacco Products.
32.
The estimates requested by the Deputies for the year 1980-85 are as follows:
|
Personal consumption expenditure* |
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
|
On tobacco products: at current market prices (£m) |
239 |
298 |
368 |
422 |
478 |
507 |
|
As % of total personal consumption expenditure (%) |
3.9 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
|
At constant (1980) market prices (£m) |
239 |
234 |
217 |
213 |
219 |
212 |
|
As percentage of total personal consumption expenditure at constant 1980 prices |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
* Includes expenditure by visitors to Ireland and excludes expenditure by Irish visitors abroad.
33.
asked the Taoiseach the gross national consumption of tobacco products for the years 1980 to 1985 under the categories (a) cigarettes; (b) cigars; (c) pipe tobacco; and (d) loose tobacco.
The available information relates to quantities of tobacco products retained for home consumption.
The data for the years 1980-85 are contained in the following table.
|
1980 |
1981 |
1982 |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 (preliminary) |
|
|
Cigarettes (million) |
7,518 |
7,297 |
6,794 |
6,538 |
6,373 |
6,226 |
|
Other tobacco products (000 kgs) |
582 |
543 |
554 |
528 |
488 |
464 |
Source: Revenue Commissioners Reports.