HC Deb 15 May 1911 vol 25 cc1618-9
Mr. RICE

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the rate per cent. levied in Egypt on sugar as an Excise duty to counterbalance the import duty of 8 per cent?

The UNDER-SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Mr. McKinnon Wood)

As far as I am aware, there is a. consumption duty of 4¾ per cent. on all refined sugar delivered by the refineries for home consumption. I am asking for a report on the existing Excise duties generally.