Tobacco duty receipts during the Labour 2024– government
Year ending March 2024 → Year ending March 2026 · 2 periods
↓ 14.1%−£1.2bn £ million
Tobacco duty receipts fell by 14.1% over the period, from £8.8bn £ million (Year ending March 2024, the level when the government took office) to £7.6bn (Year ending March 2026, the latest available).
Inherited level Year ending March 2024: £8.8bn
Latest Year ending March 2026: £7.6bn
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.