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<p>No assessment has been made. History shows whenever we introduce new tobacco control
legislation and regulations, illicit tobacco has decreased, due to strong enforcement.
Consumption of illegal tobacco has gone from 17 billion cigarettes in 2000/1 to three
billion cigarettes in 2022/23.</p><p>As part of the smokefree generation announcement
on 4 October 2023, the Government is also providing £30 million additional funding
per year to support enforcement agencies such as trading standards, Border Force,
and HM Revenue & Customs.</p>
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