HC Deb 05 November 1929 vol 231 cc876-8W
Mr. REMER

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can give the total amounts of Customs and Excise revenue received by the Treasury from silk and artificial silk from 1st January, 1929, to 31st October, 1929, under the headings of these taxes, including the amounts of drawbacks refunded in the same months?

Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE

The latest date up to which detailed figures are at present available is 30th September, 1929. The required particulars for the period 1st January, 1929, to 30th September, 1929, are given in the following table:

STATEMENT showing the Total Amounts of CUSTOMS AND EXCISE REVENUE derived from the Duties on SILK AND ARTIFICIAL SILK during each of the months from 1st January, 1929, to 30th September, 1929.
Month. Silk (Imported). Artificial Silk (Imported). Articles made wholly or in part of Silk or Artificial Silk (Imported). Total Customs Receipts. Deduct Drawbacks. Net Customs Revenue. Net Excise Revenue from Artificial Silk Yarn and Waste. Total.
Cocoons and Waste. Raw. Yarn. Tissues. Waste. Singles, Yarn and Straw. Double or Twisted Thread. Tissues.
1929. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
January … 13,002 19,555 19,024 176,088 1,031 21,150 345 118,165 74,550 442,910 74,222 368,688 90,118 458,806
February. … 15,445 15,282 15,902 169,784 * Deduct 62 11,420 131 118,711 94,016 440,629 66,535 374,094 147,663 521,757
March. … 11,321 16,600 17,380 187,958 161 20,566 322 144,675 125,374 524,357 88,484 435,873 104,209 540,082
April. … 12,686 19,141 18,289 196,065 1,618 23,188 235 159,601 102,368 533,191 57,440 475,751 132,006 607,757
May. … 11,845 17,363 17,731 169,792 887 18,369 467 138,095 99,295 473,844 83,489 390,355 109,145 499,800
June. … 13,060 15,187 15,283 160,409 361 17,261 162 120,613 96,912 439,248 85,850 353,398 128,429† 481,827†
July. … 14,318 15,002 16,195 166,633 636 21,096 96 134,978 99,672 468,626 90,472 378,154 151,872† 530,026†
August. … 14,060 14,810 16,173 153,254 1,953 19,968 386 133,332 124,914 478,850 91,117 387,733 187,644† 575,377†
September. … 13,808 21,787 17,497 171,119 219 15,377 393 154,984 122,837 518,021 84,213 433,808 127,002† 560,810†
* Deduction to correct January. † Provisional figures.