HL Deb 24 September 2002 vol 638 c185WA
Lord Palmer

asked her Majesty's Government:

What is the fuel duty on bioethanol in pence per litre; and what, converted to pence per litre equivalent, is the fuel duty on liquid petroleum. [HL5721]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Bioethanol is currently taxed at 45.82p per litre. Liquid petroleum gas is taxed at 9p per kilogramme (which is the equivalent of 17.6 pence per litre).