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Tobacco: Excise Duties

Asked by Paul HolmesConservativeTreasuryTabled Answered 22 October 2024UIN 8900

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Budget Responsibility has made an assessment of a potential Laffer Curve effect relating to (i) tobacco and (ii) alcohol duties.

Answered by James Murray

Under the assumptions used in tobacco and alcohol costings certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility at Spring Budget 2024, increasing tobacco and alcohol duties increases overall duty receipts.

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