Budget Special _ Cars Booze and Fags

Published / Last Updated on 09/04/2003

Four pence on a bottle of still wine, sparkling wine frozen. One pence on a pint of beer.

Eight pence on a packet of 20 cigarettes.

Five pounds on road tax although it is frozen for lorries and motor cycles. Petrol Duty increase delayed until October - Gulf War given as the reason.

Our view

Generally inflation linked and not unexpected increases.

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