§ Mr. R. Taylorasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the receipts from Customs and Excise for the years 1900, 1920, 1930, 1935, and 1937, 829W respectively, and in the aggregate for each year?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleThe net receipts of Customs and Excise revenue for the years ended 31st March, 1900, 1920, 1930, 1935, and 1937, respectively, and in the aggregate for each of these years, were as follow:
Year ended 31st March. Customs. Excise. Total. £ £ £ 1900 (a) 23,279,000 37,074,000 60,353,000 1920 (a) 149,554,000 133,782,000 283,336,000 1930 120,611,000 127,371,000 247,982,000 1935 185,327,000 104,566,000 289,893,000 1937 210,496,000 109,532,000 320,028,000 (a) The figures for each of the years 1900 and 1920 include the revenue collected in that portion of Ireland which is now the Irish Free State. They include the amounts collected in respect of certain licences the collection of which was subsequently transferred to local authorities, and also the amounts derived from the taxes transferred to Northern Ireland under the Government of Ireland Act, 1920, namely, Entertainments Duty, Licence Duties other than Brewers for Sale, Distillers, and Tobacco Manufacturers.