Viscountess ASTORasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state separately, for the financial years ended 31st March, 1930, 1931 and 1932, respectively, the weight of foreign raw cane-sugar, of Colonial raw cane-sugar, of foreign raw beet-sugar, and of home-grown raw beet-sugar; and the amount of duty paid thereon, respectively, delivered to British sugar refiners?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe quantities of foreign cane sugar, of Empire cane sugar, of foreign beet sugar and of homegrown beet sugar delivered for refining during each of the financial years ended 31st March, 1930, 1931 and 1932, and the amounts of duty paid thereon respectively were as follow:
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Year ended 31st March. Foreign Cane Sugar. Empire Cane Sugar. Foreign Beet Sugar. Home-Grown Beet Sugar. Quantity duty paid for refining in refineries. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. 1930 … … … … 19,801,000 12,178,000 1,886,000 2,161,000 1931 … … … … 24,309,000 9,241,000 2,450,000 3,240,000 1932 … … … … 22,920,000 11,022,000 5,394,000 3,075,000 Amount of duty paid thereon. £ £ £ £ 1930 … … … … 8,267,000 2,851,000 750,000 515,000 1931 … … … … 10,102,000 2,128,000 970,000 772,000 1932 … … … … 9,522,000 2,575,000 2,141,000 733,000 The term "Colonial sugar" in the question is assumed to mean "Empire sugar," i.e., Colonial and Dominion. In any event, separate figures for Colonial and Dominion sugar delivered to refineries are not available.
Viscountess ASTORasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state separately for the financial years ending 31st March, 1930, 1931, and 1932, respectively, the weight of foreign raw cane-sugar and of Colonial raw cane-sugar, respectively, on which duty was paid and the amount respectively delivered for direct consumption year by year, the weight of foreign refined sugar and the amount of duty paid thereon that was delivered for direct consumption year by year, and also the weight of British
— 1929–30. 1930–31. 1931–32. (1) Quantity of unrefined cane sugar duty paid: Foreign cwt. 20,375,000 25,484,000 23,850,000 Empire cwt. 14,449,000 10,328,000 12,166,000 (2) Quantity of unrefined cane sugar duty paid for purposes other than refining in refineries: Foreign cwt. 574,000 1,175,000 930,000 Empire cwt. 2,271,000 1,087,000 1,144,000 (3) Foreign refined sugar: Quantity duty paid cwt. 1,044,000 1,167,000 1,019,000 Amount of duty received £ 547,000 617,000 525,000 (4) British refined sugar: Quantity exported on drawback cwt. 3,922,000 5,277,000 2,806,000 Amount of drawback paid £ 1,836,000 2,455,000 1,304,000 (5) Net amount which would have been retained by the Treasury if all sugars delivered to refineries (and sugar from Empire Countries that passed into direct consumption) had paid the same duty as foreign raw and foreign refined sugar. 15,760,000 15,646,000 18,292,000 The figures at (5) in the table include the following amounts in respect of homegrown sugar delivered to refineries: 560W
£ 1929–30 … … … 1,257,000 1930–31 … … … 1,886,000 1931–32 … … … 1,789,000 The term "Colonial Sugar" in the Question is assumed to mean "Empire Sugar." The drawback figures relate to sugar only, and do not include sugar contained in composite articles refined sugar exported and the amount of drawback allowed thereon for each of the years named; and what would have been the net amount that would have ben retained by the Treasury if all the duties paid on sugars delivered to refineries and sugar from British Colonies that passed into direct consumption had paid the same duty as foreign raw and foreign refined sugar?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe following table gives the information required: