Written Question·Treasury·UIN 85111

Tobacco: Excise Duties

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UK — Romford

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the tobacco duty escalator on inflation.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is responsible for estimating the impact of Government policies on inflation. The OBR did not include an assessment on the contribution of tobacco excise duty to inflation in either the October 2024 o...
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