§ Mr. MandelsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give(a) the number of cases and (b) the average amount of tax involved where capital gains tax was remitted because the taxpayer had left the country for each year since 1984.
§ Mr. DorrellThe number of cases and the average amount of tax involved where capital gains tax was remitted because the taxpayer has left the country for each year since 1984 is as follows:
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Year Number Average amount in £ 1984 207 8,662 1985 194 7,431 1986 177 27,381 1987 177 15,506 1988 238 8,737 1989 204 10,048 1990 218 8,444 1991 345 13,401 1992 448 14,932 Figures for 1993 are not sufficiently complete to allow the necessary comparison to be made and consequently the information is not available in the form requested.