HC Deb 24 February 1970 vol 796 cc290-1W
82. Mr. John Wells

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the yield in purchase tax on blackcurrant products in the last convenient year; whether this tax is levied on the products made from imported fruit at the same rate as that made from homegrown fruit; and what is the tax yield from each type of fruit.

Mr. Taverne

Blackcurrants enter into various products subject to purchase tax, such as beverages, confectionery and proprietary medicines. The rates of tax are the same whether homegrown or imported fruit is used. The yield attributable to blackcurrant products is not available.

WAGES AND SAPARIES
(Number of Persons)
Range of Wage of Salary and Percentage
Region £1275–£499 % £500–£999 % £1,000–£1,499 % £1,500 and over % Total %
Northern 216,700 20.1 479,600 44.5 298,900 27.8 82,100 7.6 1,077,400 100.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 404,700 21.7 791,300 42.5 526,800 28.3 138,900 7.5 1,816;600 100.0
East Midlands 254,600 20.1 529,400 41.8 368,100 29.1 114,000 9.0 1,266,100 100.0
East Anglia 110,800 20.6 260,000 48.4 125,700 23.4 40,900 7.6 537,300 100.0
South East 1,226,700 17.4 2,620,200 37.1 2,115,100 29.9 1,102,400 15.6 7,064,300 100.0
South West 252,000 20.3 563,000 45.3 308,500 24.9 118,000 9.5 1,241,400 100.0
West Midlands 406,000 20.1 733,600 36.2 654,800 32.3 230,600 11.4 2,025,000 100.0
North West 518,500 20.9 1,021,600 41.1 697,300 28.1 244,800 9.9 2,482,300 100.0
England 3,390,000 19.3 6,998,800 39.9 5,095 200 29.0 2,071,600 11.8 17,555,600 100.0
Wales 156,700 20.2 318,700 41.1 227,800 29.3 72,900 9.4 776,100 100.0
Scotland 392,400 22.8 729,400 42.4 446,300 26.0 152,200 8.8 1,720,300 100.0

(1) Only the individual's main wage or salary is included. Subsidiary earnings and earnings from other sources are not taken into account.

(2) The information is derived from the annual incomes survey for 1967–68. Reliable information below the effective tax exemption limit of £275 p.a. is not available. The lowest income limit has therefore been taken as £275.

(3) Because of rounding there may be an apparent slight discrepancy between the sum of the items and the totals as shown.