§ Mr. Crawfordasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current annual revenue to the Exchequer from the duty on spirits; and what proportion of that accrues from the duty on Scotch whisky.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe 1976 Budget estimate of duty receipts from spirits in the financial year 1976–77 is £790 million. The duty on whisky is expected to account for rather more than half of this.