Tobacco duty receipts during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
Year ending March 2015 → Year ending March 2017 · 2 periods
↓ 6.7%−£639m £ million
Tobacco duty receipts fell by 6.7% over the period, from £9.5bn £ million (Year ending March 2015, the level when the government took office) to £8.9bn (Year ending March 2017, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level Year ending March 2015: £9.5bn
Level when it left Year ending March 2017: £8.9bn
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
Duty received on tobacco products in the financial year.
Doesn’t measure: Consumption of illicit tobacco, on which no duty is paid.