HC Deb 23 June 1980 vol 987 c57W
Mr. Ralph Howell

asked 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 Rees

The 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.