Written Question·Treasury·UIN 13398
Tobacco: Counterfeit Manufacturing
Tabled: 11 November 2024
Answered: 19 November 2024
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the value of the counterfeit cigarette market.
Answer
James MurrayHMRC estimated that the illicit tobacco market cost £2.2bn in lost excise duty and VAT for the year 2022/23. Cigarettes account for £0.7bn of this amount. We do not have an estimate relating to specifically counterfeit cigarettes. Further details can be f...
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