§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many new companies registered for value added tax in 1986; how many companies were made bankrupt in the same year; and how this compares with 1966 and 1976.
§ Mr. ViggersIn Northern Ireland in 1986 there were 3,245 new registrations for value added tax. Regional168W analyses of VAT registrations are not available for the period before 1980. There was no VAT in 1966. Statistics on the number of companies commencing liquidation are as follows:
Year Number of companies 1966 76 1976 87 1986 220