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Tobacco: Excise Duties

Asked by Jim DicksonLabourTreasuryTabled Answered 16 March 2026UIN 120200

The question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to review taxes across the tobacco and nicotine category in the context of regulation changes to the tobacco and nicotine market via the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and the planned revision

Answered by Dan Tomlinson

The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of the annual Budget process and will continue to monitor the progress of the EU Tobacco Products Directive as it goes through the EU legislative process.

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