Tobacco: Excise Duties
(asked on 30th May 2025) - View Source
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of (a) HMRC tobacco duty receipts with (b) ONS smoking prevalence data in (i) 2023-2024 and (ii) 2024-2025
This question was answered on 9th June 2025
In 2023/24, tobacco duty receipts totalled £8,804 million. In 2024/25, tobacco duty receipts fell 10% to £7,926 million.
ONS smoking prevalence data has been published up to the calendar year 2023. In that year, approximately 12% of over 18s in the UK were current smokers.