Customs and Excise (Exemption Limit)

HC Deb 28 June 1976 vol 914 cc47-8W

Mr. Pattie

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Customs and Excise El 0 limit for the purchose of goods outside the EEC area was established; and whether he intends to increase the limit to ake accoun of the decline in the purchasing power of the pound.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

The £10 limit for the purchase of goods outside the EEC area was established when the United Kingdom joined the EEC on 1st January 1973. There is no present intention of increasing the £10 allowance to take account of the decline in the purchasing power of the pound.