Tobacco: Excise Duties
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her policy to (a) reduce and (b) freeze tobacco excise duty.
Answered by James Murray
The Government is unable to speculate on tax measures outside of fiscal events. As with all taxes, the Government keeps tobacco duty rates under review during its Budget process.
The government accounts for the behavioural impact of tax changes when making tobacco duty policy decisions.
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