HC Deb 08 July 1976 vol 914 c662W
Mr. Brotherton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost to public funds in a full year of the VAT Inspectorate.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

There is no grade of VAT inspector as such. Visits to traders by officers of Customs and Excise form an integral part of the overall control and administration of VAT and there are no separate figures available for the cost of such visits. The total cost of administering VAT—including car tax—in 1975–76 was estimated to have been just over £70 million.