UK: Price of 20 Cigarettes Rises by 28p As Tobacco Duty Raised Again by George Osborne

Source from:  Mirror  03/20/2014

In today's Budget statement the Chancellor went for the same duty escalator on tobacco as he has in previous years, putting a packet of 20 fags up by 28p.

Anti-smoking campaigners had been pushing for a five per cent rise which would have added a further 21p to that rise.

"Tobacco duty has been rising by 2% above inflation and will do so again today," he said.

"This escalator was due to end next year – but there are no sound health reasons to end it, so it will be extended for the rest of the next Parliament."

In a packed House of Commons, the Tory Minister delivered his annual spring statement where he outlined the Government's financial plans for the next year. Enditem