§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the total revenue from vehicle excise duties in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available: and what was the percentage change in such revenues on the preceding year in each case.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe figures requested are as follows:
Year Total revenue from vehicle excise duty (£ million) Percentage increase on previous year 1976–77 814 6.4 1977–78 1,045 28.4 1978–79 1,086 3.9 1979–80 1,162 7.0 1980–81 1,360 17.0 1981–82 1,618 19.0 1982–83 1,840 13.7 1983–84 1,997 8.5 1984–85 2,264 13.4 1985–86 2,426 7.2