§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total revenue to the Exchequer in taxation on cigarettes and alcoholic drink, respectively, in the latest annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals in each of the previous five years.
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§ Mr. Peter ReesThe estimated revenue from excise duty and VAT on cigarettes in 1978–79 was about £2,450 million; comparable figures for earlier years are not available.
For tobacco as a whole and for alcoholic drink it is estimated that receipts from excise duty and VAT in the last six financial years were, approximately:
(£million) Tobacco Alcoholic drink 1978–79 … 2,750 … 2,900 1977–78 … 2,350 … 2,575 1976–77 … 2,125 … 2,400 1975–76 … 1,900 … 1,925 1974–75 … 1,525 … 1,450 1973–74 … 1,275 … 1,275
§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount of beer and spirits, respectively, sold in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Peter ReesStatistics of the sales of beer and spirits are not available. The information which follows relates to quantities on which duty has been paid for the years ending July (for beer) and August (for spirits).
BEER ('000 bulk barrels)* 1979 … … … 41,604 1978 … … … 41,055 1977 … … … 40,817 1976 … … … 40,358 1975 … … … 39,219 1974 … … … 39,201
SPIRITS ('000 proof gallons) 1979 … … … 40,787 1978 … … … 36,063 1977 … … … 33,406 1976 … … … 31,173 1975 … … … 33,156 1974 … … … 31,091 * From January 1976 the figures take account of liquor added after fermentation.
§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of cigarettes sold in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Peter ReesInformation about sales of cigarettes is not available. The net quantity of cigarettes on which duty has been paid in the year ending October 341W 1979 was 125,812 million. Comparable figures for the years ending October 1978 and October 1977 were 125,996 million and 126,133 million respectively. Such information is not available before the introduction of tobacco products duty in 1976.