This statistic depicts the tax burden on a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the most popular price category in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017. Since 2005, the tax burden on cigarettes has increased in line with the recommended retail price. In 2015, the tax burden was 6.82 British pounds per 20 cigarettes.
Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017*
(in GBP)
* Tax burden on the recommended retail price (RRP) of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the Most Popular Price Category (MPPC) on January 01, of each year.
The source also adds: "Please note that the increase in price and tax between time periods is the result of Government tax increases announced at the Budget and also manufacturers’ price increases."
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Tobacco Manufacturers Association. (March 28, 2017). Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tobacco Manufacturers Association. "Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in GBP)." Chart. March 28, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tobacco Manufacturers Association. (2017). Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tobacco Manufacturers Association. "Tax Burden on Retail Price of a Typical Pack of 20 Cigarettes in The United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/
Tobacco Manufacturers Association, Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Tax burden on retail price of a typical pack of 20 cigarettes in the United Kingdom from 2005 to 2017* (in GBP) [Graph], Tobacco Manufacturers Association, March 28, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/414992/tax-burden-on-cigarette-prices-in-the-united-kingdom/
