HC Deb 10 May 1922 vol 153 cc2210-2W
Mr. LAMBERT

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the main items of the £90,000,000 special revenue and the £61,223,000 special expenditure included in the Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for 1922–23?

Mr. YOUNG

In regard to the first part of the question, I would refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to-day to a question by the hon. Member for East Leicester (Mr. Banton). The special expenditure items are as follow:

tobacco, tea, wines, spirits, beer, dried fruits, coffee, cocoa, sugar, medicines, and other articles?

Mr. YOUNG

The following table gives the Customs and Excise Revenue receipts for 1921–22 and the estimated receipts for 1922–23:

Customs AND Excise Revenue, Receipts, 1921–22, and Estimates, 1922–23.
Head of Duty. 1921–22. 1922–23.
Approximate receipts for United Kingdom. Budget Estimates for Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
£1,000 £1,000
Spirits, Imported … C 11,541 10,300
Home made … E 51,112 46,700
Total Spirits … 62,653 57,000
Beer, Imported … C 20 20
Home-made … E 121,865 94,480
Total Beer … 121,885 94,500
Wine … C 2,751 2,650
Table Waters and Cider, Imported … C 16 20
Home-made … E 1,247 1,150
Total Table Waters, etc. … 1,263 1,170
Tea … C 17,581 11,800
Cocoa … C 1,865 1,310
Coffee … C 597 440
Chicory … C 86 60
Sugar, Molasses, etc … 35,947 34,850
E 811 650
Total Sugar, etc. … 36,758 35,500
Dried Fruits … C 773 700
Tobacco, Imported … C 55,199 47,295
Home-Grown … E 12 5
Total Tobacco … 55,211 47,300
Matches, Imported … C 1,101 1,030
Home-made … E 2,122 1,770
Total Matches … 3,223 2,800
Motor Spirit Imported …C 169 (repaid).
Cinematograph Films … C 254 230
Clocks and Watches … C 450 370
Motor Cars, Motor Cycles, etc. … C 764 650
Musical Instruments … C 230 230
Entertainments … E 10,285 9,300
Liquor Licences … E 4,546 4,300
(Monopoly Value) … E 35 30
Other Licences … E 484 450
Railway Duty … E 190 500
Key Industries … C 140 230
Medicines … E 1,366 1,365
Other Articles … C 906* 65
and Deposits … E 216* 50
TOTAL REVENUE … C 130,052 112,250
E 194,291 160,750
Total … 324,343 273,000
* Items adjusted to make receipts add up to total payments into the Exchequer.