§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the amount of motor taxation revenue taken from Scotland broken down into categories for the last five years;
(2) what was the amount of excise duty on petrol and diesel collected in Scotland in the last five years, broken down by region.
§ Mr. Peter ReesSuch information about duties and tax on expenditure in Scotland as is available is given in the table below.
VAT is also charged on sales of petrol to the private motorist and on sales of cars, but a separate estimate of the yield in Scotland has not been made.
£ million Excise duty on petrol and derv Car tax Vehicle excise duty 1975–76 115 15 60 1976–77 160 20 60 1977–78 180 25 80 1978–79 180 3o 85 1979–80 215 45 85