Taxes (Yields) (Hansard, 15 October 1969)

§ Mr. Hooley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will tabulate in the Official Report the total net yield of taxes on alcohol, tobacco and gambling in each of the financial years 1958–59 to 1968–69, inclusive, the percentage of total government revenue which this represented in each of those years, and also its percentage of the gross national product, together with estimated corresponding figures for the curent financial year;

			1958–9	1959–60	1960–1	1961–2	1962–3	1963–4
Alcoholic Drink
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	410.5	388.7	407.3	443.7	467.1	499.4
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	7.7	7.2	7.1	6.9	7.1	7.4
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	2.0	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Tobacco
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	737.1	789.6	826.3	870.7	879.2	893.2
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	13.8	14.6	14.4	13.6	13.3	13.3
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.4	3.2
Gambling
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	33.7	39.5	41.2	37.7	31.4	33.3
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Purchase Tax (4)
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	…	493.1	509.7	506.0	528.1	566.8	590.9
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	9.2	9.4	8.8	8.2	8.6	8.8
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.1
Alcoholic Drink	1964–5	1965–6	1966–7	1967–8	1968–9	1969–70
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	575.2	627.9	688.7	748.3	788.0	844.0
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	7.7	7.5	7.5	7.3	6.5	6.1
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	1.9	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	n.a.
Tobacco
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	984.9	1,015.4	1,025.8	1,044.7	1,105.0	1,125.0
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	13.1	12.1	11.1	10.2	9.2	8.2
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.0	3.0	n.a.
Gambling
Net receipts (1) (£ million)	…	…	32.4	33.2	50.1	67.9	100.0	109.0
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.8
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	n.a.
Purchase Tax (4)
Net receipts (1) (£1 million)	…	650.4	648.1	692.5	805.7	985.7	1,127.0
Percentage of Government Revenue (2)	…	…	8.7	7.7	7.5	7.8	8.2	8.2
Percentage of G.N.P. (3)	…	…	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.3	2.7	n.a.
Notes
(1) United Kingdom including Isle of Man.
(2) Taxes on income, expenditure and capital.
(3) Gross National Product, at factor cost, at current prices.
(4) Estimated amounts charged by registered traders in the period—the basis used in the national income accounts.

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(2) if he will tabulate in the Official Report the total net yield of purchase tax in each of the financial years 1958–59 to 1968–69, inclusive, the percentage of total government revenue which this represented in each of those years, and also its percentage of the gross national product, together with estimated corresponding figures for the current financial year.