HC Deb 11 March 1968 vol 760 c206W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what refunds have been made to foreign diplomats in Great Britain in the past year on duty and taxes paid by them on alcohol and tobacco.

Mr. William Rodgers

Reimbursement of excise duty to heads of foreign diplomatic missions and to appropriate heads of international organisations in respect of purchases of United Kingdom-produced spirits for official entertainment purposes amounted in the twelve months prior to 29th February, 1968, to £167,107 6s. 6d.

The concession does not extend to tobacco.