§ 38. Sir G. Nabarroasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the percentage of the total yield of taxation in each of the 12 years 1960 to 1971, inclusive, represented by each of the following taxes, namely, income tax, surtax, purchase tax, petrol duty, tobacco duty, customs duties on excise alcohol, corporation tax, formerly income and profits taxes on corporation profits, selective employment tax, import duties, gambling taxes, estate duty and all other taxes, indicating which figures are provisional.
§ Mr. Maurice MacmillanI am not yet able to make satisfactory estimates for 1971. Following are the figures for 1960 to 1970:
revenue from cigarettes and from all remaining tobacco products, also total revenue from tobacco and alcoholic beverages in 1971–72, as estimated, and actual revenue collected from these 399W sources during each of the preceding 11 years.
£ million Tobacco Alcoholic Drinks Year Cigarettes* Other* Total Spirits Beer Imported wine British wine Total 1960–61 … 717.9 107.3 825.2 162.9 222.2 17.8 4.2 407.0 1961–62 … 756.6 113.0 869.6 172.5 246.8 20.0 4.1 443.5 1962–63 … 764.0 114.2 878.2 185.8 254.2 21.3 4.5 465.8 1963–64 … 776.1 116.0 892.1 206.5 263.3 24.5 4.8 499.2 1964–65 … 855.8 127.9 983.7 240.6 299.1 28.9 6.2 574.7 1965–66 … 882.4 131.8 1,014.2 245.4 340.2 34.4 7.6 627.5 1966–67 … 891.4 133.2 1,024.6 268.5 373.8 37.7 8.3 688.2 1967–68 … 907.8 135.6 1,043.4 300.8 390.2 46.9 10.0 747.9 1968–69 … 960.2 143.5 1,103.7 304.3 405.9 54.5 13.0 777.6 1969–70 … 993.1 148.4 1,141.5 332.1 450.5 64.9 15.7 863.2 1970–71† … 994.0 148.5 1,142.5 371.7 467.0 74.9 17.9 931.5 1971–72‡ … 957 143 1,100 415 480 85 20 1,000 * These are estimates. They are derived from sales data and assume that over the relevant period the proportion of tobacco consumed in the form of manufactured cigarettes has remained constant at 87 per cent. Almost all tobacco duty is charged on raw imported leaf, and not on the end product. † Provisional figures. ‡ Budget estimates.