§ Mr. Haynesasked the Prime Minister if she will publish a table in the Official Report to show, on separate lines and appropriate sub-heads, the following information concerning United Kingdom receipts and payments to the European Economic Community for each of the years 1982, 1983 and 1984: the harmonised value added tax base for the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom, respectively, in million ECU, the Community value added tax rate, in pounds million the United Kingdom payments of value added tax own resources, agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties, total gross payments, receipts from the agricultural, regional and social funds, respectively, other receipts, other than mandate refunds, net payments before mandate refunds, mandate refunds and net payment after mandate refunds, respectively.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following VAT figures refer to their respective EC budgets.
1982 mecu 1983 mecu 1984 mecu One per cent of the Harmonised VAT Base United Kingdom 2,900.0 2,925.6 2,927.0 EC* 12,974.0 13,719.0 14,608.5 Community VAT rate .9248 .9979 .9971 The receipts and payments figures refer to the calendar year in which they were received and paid. Figures for refunds are also attributed to the year in which they were received.
Information available at 30 March 1984 1982 1983 1984 £ million £ million £ million United Kingdom own resources VAT 1,554.4 1,668.9 419.7 Agricultural and sugar levies 307.3 231.7 70.7 Customs duties 1,001.0 1,075.1 285.9 Total 2,862.7 2,975.7 776.3 Receipts Agricultural 791.0 1,082.3 407.1 Regional and Social funds 262.6 267.7 246.3 Other receipts 184.5 171.6 42.1 Net payments excluding 1,624.6 1,454.1 80.8 refunds Refunds 1,019.0 807.0 — Net payments after refunds 605.6 647.1 80.8 * Greece will not start to pay VAT until 1 January 1986 when the necessary legislation will be in force.