Excise Duties (Scotland)

HC Deb 21 June 1973 vol 858 c172W

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of total excise duties he estimates to have been paid by Scottish consumers in each of the last five years.

Mr. Higgins

The estimate for 1971 is about 9½ per cent. No estimates have been made for the years 1968 to 1970, or for 1972.