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Mr. Baker White
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give figures showing the incidence of indirect taxation upon a packet of 20 cigarettes, one pint of beer, bitter ale, standard, one ounce of tobacco, a cinema seat, price 1s. 9d., including tax, a football match admission ticket, price 2s., including tax, a lipstick, price 4s. 6d., a box of powder, price 4s. 6d., and a bottle of proprietary brand of whisky, respectively.
Sir S. Cripps
The information requested is as follows:
| cigarettes | About 2s 9½d. on packet of 20 of the kinds sold at 3s. 6d. |
| Beer | About 8½d. a point on beer of present average strength. |
| Pipe tobacco | About 3s. 2d. an ounce but varying from brand to brand. |
| Cinema admission price 1s. 9d. including tax. | 8½d |
| Football match admission price 2s. including tax. | 2d. |
| Lipsticks and face-powder | 100 per cent. of the whole-sale value. |
| Whisky (at the usual strength of 30° under proof). | 24s. 7d. a bottle. |