§ Sir H. CROFTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the net receipts from the Beer Duty for January, 1933; and the standard barrels produced in that month?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHA:The approximate net receipts from Excise Beer Duty in January, 1933, were £6,196,000, and the number of standard barrels assessed to duty in that month was 855,265.
§ Sir H. CROFTasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the estimated yields from the Beer Duty in each of the past 10 years; and what were the actual receipts?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHA:The estimated yields from the Beer Duty (Customs and Excise) and the actual receipts, during each of the last 10 financial years were as follow:
Year. Estimate £1,000. Actual Receipt £1,000. 1922–23 … … 94,500 92,298 1923–24 … … 82,000 81,702 1924–25 … … 81,000 81,988 1925–26 … … 84,600 82.403 1926–27 … … 88,300 84,196 1927–28 … … 88,200 83,319 1928–29 … … 83,200 75,825 1929–30 … … 79,000 77,151 1930–31 … … 80,750 75,698 1931–32 … … 76,500 75,211