HC Deb 01 July 1999 vol 334 c259W
Mr. Maude

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the revenue generated by stamp duty arose from duty charged on the purchase of commercial land and property in the last year for which figures are available. [88828]

Ms Hewitt

The requested information is given in the table.

1998–991 (Provisional)
Net receipts £ billion Proportion of net receipts Percentage1
Stamp duty (including stamp duty reserve tax) on transaction in shares and other securities 2.5 55
Stamp duty on:
Residential transactions 1.2 25
Commercial property and land transactions 0.9 20
Total 4.6 100
1Proportions rounded to nearest 5 per cent.