Customs and Excise

HC Deb 03 February 2000 vol 343 c689W

Mrs. Lawrence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes are proposed to HM Customs and Excise departmental expenditure limit and running costs limit for 1999–2000. [108698]

Dawn Primarolo

There are currently no plans to change the overall departmental expenditure limit of HM Customs and Excise. However, subject to Parliamentary approval of the necessary Supplementary Estimate for Class XVI, Vote 3 (HM Customs and Excise: administration), the running costs limit will be increased by £9,001,000 from £792,115,000 to £801,116,000. The increase is required to cover the effect of accounting classification changes on the department's IT current expenditure.

The increase will be entirely offset by a reduction in capital provision. It will not therefore add to either the departmental expenditure limit or the planned total of public expenditure.