HC Deb 27 March 1998 vol 309 cc348-51W
Mr. Timms

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about Tables B5, B8, B9 and B24 in the "Financial Statement and Budget Report". [37189]

Dawn Primarolo

There were some minor errors in these tables. Corrected versions are printed in the following tables. A corrected copy of Chart B2 has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Table B9: General government receipts1
£ billion
Outturn 1996–97 Estimate 1997–98 Projection 1998–99
Inland Revenue
Income tax (gross of tax credits) 71.5 79.4 86.1
Income tax credits –2.6 –2.9 –1.9
Corporation tax2 27.8 30.5 30.0
Windfall tax 2.6 2.6
Petroleum revenue tax 1.7 1.1 0.5
Capital gains tax 1.1 1.4 2.2
Inheritance tax 1.6 1.7 1.9
Stamp duties 2.5 3.4 4.6
Total Inland Revenue (net of tax credits) 103.6 117.2 126.0
Customs and Excise
Value added tax 46.7 51.0 53.3
Fuel duties 17.2 19.1 21.5
Tobacco duties 8.0 8.3 8.9
Spirits duties 1.6 1.5 1.6
Wine duties 1.3 1.4 1.5
Beer and cider duties 2.8 2.8 2.9
Betting and gaming duties 1.4 1.5 1.6
Air passenger duty 0.4 0.5 0.7
Insurance premium tax 0.7 1.0 1.3
Landfill tax 0.1 0.4 0.4
Customs duties and levies 2.3 2.3 2.0
Total Customs and Excise 82.4 89.9 95.6

Table B24: Historical series of government expenditure, receipts and deficits1
Per cent. of GDP
Year Public sector current balance Public sector financial deficit Public sector borrowing requirement General government financial deficit2 Net taxes and NICs3 General government receipts Control Total4
1970–71 7.0 –0.4 1.5 –2.4 40.3
1971–72 4.5 1.2 1.6 –0.6 39.9
1972–73 2.2 3.0 3.6 1.9 37.9
1973–74 1.1 4.6 5.8 3.5 38.5
1974–75 –0.4 6.7 9.0 4.3 40.5
1975–76 –1.2 7.3 9.2 4.9 40.2
1976–77 –0.7 5.7 6.4 4.4 41.0
1977–78 –0.9 4.4 3.6 3.5 39.7
1978–79 –1.8 4.9 5.3 4.1 33.0 38.7
1979–80 –1.2 3.9 4.8 2.9 33.8 38.8
1980–81 –2.8 4.9 5.3 3.9 35.5 40.7
1981–82 –0.8 2.1 3.3 1.7 38.5 43.7
1982–83 3.0 3.1 2.8 38.7 43.7
1983–84 –1.8 3.8 3.1 3.8 37.9 42.9
1984–85 –2.4 4.2 3.1 3.8 38.7 43.4 38.5
1985–86 –0.8 2.2 1.5 2.4 37.8 42.3 36
1986–87 –1.1 2.1 0.9 2.3 37.3 41.4 35.1
1987–88 0.1 0.7 –0.8 1.1 37.1 41.1 34.7
1988–89 2.0 –1.4 –3.0 –1.0 36.4 40.3 32.7
1989–90 2.0 –0.5 –1.5 0.1 36.0 40.1 33.7
1990–91 1.0 0.6 –0.1 0.9 36.7 39.3 34.5
1991–92 –1.3 3.2 2.4 3.2 35.7 38.3 36.5
1992–93 –5.3 7.6 6.0 7.5 34.1 36.7 38.0
1993–94 –6.0 7.8 7.1 7.8 33.5 35.9 37.5
1994–95 –4.6 6.3 5.3 6.2 34.6 36.9 36.4
1995–96 –3.4 4.9 4.4 5.1 35.6 38.0 35.8
1996–97 –2.7 3.6 3.0 3.9 36.0 38.1 34.5
1997–98 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.7 37.1 39.3 33.2
1998–99 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 37.7 39.6 33.0
1 Including windfall tax receipts and associated spending.
2 GGFD on UK national accounts definition prior to 1996–97 and a Maastricht basis thereafter.
3 As defined in Table B8. Figures are available on a consistent basis only for the years shown.
4 Figures for the Control Total are available on a consistent basis only for the years shown.

Table B9: General government receipts1
£ billion
Outturn 1996–97 Estimate 1997–98 Projection 1998–99
Vehicle excise duties 4.2 4.6 4.6
Oil royalties 0.7 0.5 0.3
Business rates3 14.7 14.7 15.0
Social security contributions 47.1 50.5 53.7
Council Tax 10.1 11.1 11.6
Other taxes and royalties4 7.9 7.6 7.2
Net taxes and social security contributions 270.5 295.9 314.0
Interest and dividends 5.2 5.1 4.5
Gross trading surpluses and rent 4.9 4.8 4.9
Other receipts and accounting
adjustments5 5.8 7.3 6.7
General government receipts 286.4 313.1 330.1
North Sea revenues6 3.6 3.4 2.6
1 On a cash basis.
2 Includes advance corporation tax (net of repayments): (Outturn 1996–97) 11.9; (Estimate 1997–98) 11.8; (Projection 1998–99) 11.3. Also includes North Sea corporation tax after ACT set off, and corporation tax on gains.
3 Includes district council rates in Northern Ireland.
4 Net of bus fuel duty rebate (previously netted off excise duties).
5 Includes accruals adjustments for index-linked gilts.
6 North Sea corporation tax (before ACT set-off), petroleum revenue tax and royalties.