HC Deb 06 December 1962 vol 668 c217W
43. Mr. Millan

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give an estimate of the total taxation revenue in 1961–62 from hydrocarbon oils, showing the yield from each of the following sources, namely, private motoring, business motoring, public transport, transport for commerce and industry, domestic heating and other industrial and commercial purposes.

Mr. du Cann

The total yield from the hydrocarbon oil duties in 1961–62 was £510 million. The reply to the second part of the Question is given in the following table:

Source Estimated yield £ million
Private and business motoring* 210
Public transport 38
Transport for commerce and industry 155
Domestic heating 4
Other industrial and commercial purposes 62
* Separate estimates of the yield from private and business motoring respectively are not available.