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Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 25 January (HL Deb col 845) when he stated that a levy on the profits of the tobacco industry would result in a net increase of "only about £25 million or so", what is the basis for that assertion. 

Question HL2158: tabled on 1 February 2024 and due for answer by 15 February 2024

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Lord Young of Cookham to ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Lord Markham on 25 January (HL Deb col 845) when he stated that a levy on the profits of the tobacco industry would result in a net increase of "only about £25 million or so", what is the basis for that assertion.  HL2158
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Friday 9 February 2024

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