§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total expenditure on energy in the United Kingdom by end users in 1989; what proportion of that expenditure was tax; and what proportion of that expenditure was gross domestic product.
§ Mr. WakehamThe figures for 1989 are shown in the table. Corresponding figures for 1986 to 1988 are also given, as there have been revisions to the data since the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Gordon (Mr. Bruce) on 26 July 1989.
Year Expenditure on energy by final users (£ million) Tax as a proportion of expenditure on energy1 (per cent.) Energy expenditure as a proportion of GDP2 (per cent.) 1986 37,860 22.6 9.9 1987 38,525 23.5 9.1 1988 39,015 24.8 8.3 1989 42,150 24.6 8.2 1 Taxes—duty and VAT—on petroleum products. No other fuels were subject to tax in the years shown. 2 Calculated using the average measure of GDP at current market prices. Source: Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics and Central Statistical Office figures for GDP.