Claim: Tobacco revenues are four to five times the cost of the NHS annually.
Fact-check: How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS? - Full Fact
Verdict: this isn't correct. the nhs england budget is roughly 20 times the tax revenues generated by tobacco. but these revenues are roughly four to five times the cost of treating smoking to the nhs. other estimates of the overall cost of smoking to the economy are higher.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Jess Hacker
Date published: 2024-09-11T00:00:00