§ Mr. Skeetasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage of the total retail price of gasoline taken in tax in all Common Market countries.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe following is the information:
Taxes on Petrol as Percentage of Retail Price Per cent. Belgium … … 56.5 Denmark … … 51.3 France … … 540 Germany … … 55.9 Ireland … … 58.3 Italy … … 65.8 Luxembourg … … 48.2 Netherlands … … 57.5 United Kingdom … … 50.6 This information is derived from a recent publication by the EEC Commission; this information was for the position on 1st March 1976 but the figure for Italy has been adjusted to take account of subsequent price and tax changes.