Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Monday, 21 March 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 23 March 2011. It was answered by David Gauke (Conservative) on Monday, 28 March 2011 on behalf of the Treasury.
Tobacco: Prices
- Question
- To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect on demand for cigarettes of trends in the price of cigarettes.
- Answer
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HM Revenue and Customs estimates that a 1% increase in prices results in a 1.05% decrease in consumption of duty paid cigarettes. These results are published in the following technical paper:"http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/cig-consumption-uk.pdf"
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- Reference
- 48608; 526 c38W
- Session
- 2010-12
- Subjects
- Prices Tobacco
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