Tobacco

Question

Asked by

Lord Laird
To ask Her Majesty's Government how much revenue is lost annually in Northern Ireland through the illegal sales of tobacco products. [HL2016]

The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury (Lord Myners)
Estimates for the revenue loss associated with illicit sales of cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco in the UK are estimated separately for 2002-03 to 2006-07 and are reported in Measuring Indirect Tax Gaps—2008 published by HMRC in November 2008, which is available in Library of the House.

Specific estimates for Northern Ireland are not available.