§ Mr. Knoxasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the total revenue was excise duty on spirits and beer in each of the past 15 years.
§ Mr. HigginsIn the last 15 years the combined receipts of excise duty on spirits and beer produced in the United Kingdom, and these receipts as a proportion of the total net Customs and Excise revenue, have been as follows:
Year Receipts (£million) Proportion of net C&E revenue Percent 1957–58 … 352.2 16.4 1958–59 … 346.0 15.8 1959–60 … 321.9 14.1 1960–61 … 338.2 14.2 1961–62 … 369.0 14.3 1962–63 … 385.0 14.4 1963–64 … 411.3 14.9 1964–65 … 468.9 14.8 1965–66 … 517.6 15.2 1966–67 … 568.8 16.1 1967–68 … 607.1 16.3 1968–69 … 622.2 13.5 1969–70 … 687.0 13.9 1970–71 … 725.9 15.4 1971–72 (April-February only) … 712.6 14.4 The figures for March, 1972 are not yet available.