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Mr. Harry Greenway
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the price of the most widely selling category of cigarettes is accounted for by excise duties, including value added tax; what are the comparable percentages on petrol, spirits, beers and wines; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Gillian Shephard
The percentage of price accounted for by excise duties and value added tax for the goods specified in the question is as follows:
| Total tax as percentage of price | |
| Cigarettes - 20 king size | 72·8 |
| Petrol - 4 star - per litre | 59·4 |
| Petrol - unleaded - per litre | 55·3 |
| Spirits - 75c1 bottle | 68·9 |
| Beer - pint | 31·3 |
| Wine - still table - 1 litre bottle | 52·9 |