HC Deb 30 June 1999 vol 334 c226W
Mr. Jack

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each of the last five financial years the amount of revenue received per barrel of oil extracted from United Kingdom offshore fields. [88790]

Mrs. Roche

North Sea oil tax revenues per barrel of oil produced in the same financial year, including revenues from gas production converted into equivalent amounts of oil, are in the table.

Financical year Tax1Revenue per barrel(£)
1994–95 1.20
1995–96 1.70
1996–97 2.40
1997–98 2.20
1998–992 1.60
1Petroleum revenue tax, corporation tax, and royalty
2Provisional

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