§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to his reply to the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) Official Report, 15 May, col. 650, if he will give a breakdown for receipts from central Government expenditure taxes in 1978 and 1979; and if he will include estimates for the current year.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe information requested for 1978 and 1979 is given in the table below. Estimates on the same basis for the calendar year 1980 are not available. A forecast for 1980–81 of £31,860 million for total central Government receipts from expenditure taxes on a National Accounts basis is given in table 15 of the Financial Statement and Budget Report 1980–81, and estimates for most taxes on expenditure on a cash receipts basis are given in table 19.
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE TAXES £ million 1978 1979* Customs and excise duties: Beer 907 907 Wines and spirits 1,328 1,460 Tobacco 2,153 2,474 Hydrocarbon oils 2,465 2,777 Customs and protective duties 750 1,084 EEC agricultural levies 229 Value added tax 5,180 8,844 Car tax 390 506 Betting and gaming 345 375 Other 3 9 Total 13,750 18,436 Motor vehicle duties 1,127 1,126 Less Export rebates and shipbuilders' relief -10 -10 Less Bus fuel rebates -59 -61 Seaward activities: Royalties 278 572 Other 8 9 National insurance surcharge 1,738 2,961 Stamp duties 434 564 Television contractors' additional payments 68 53 Northern Ireland rates 68 75 Miscellaneous 132 151 Total 17,534 23,876 * Provisional. SourceNational Accounts.