§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax was owed but written off in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and how much of each annual figure was due to arrears in which taxes.
§ Mr. Robert Sheldon,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 29th June 1978; Vol. 952, c. 655], gave the following reply:
Year Total Purchase Tax Value Added Tax and Car Tax Betting and Gaming Duties Import Duties Other Duties £ £ £ £ £ £ 1967–68 … … 735,010 350,389 — 260,186 105,188 19,247 1968–69 … … 351,892 241,293 — 7,412 95,543 7,644 1969–70 … … 639,688 422,287 — 39,930 62,354 115,117 1970–71 … … 396,582 219,474 — 125,104 22,974 29,030 1971–72 … … 959,607 653,260 — 259,748 38,488 8,111 1972–73 … … 547,036 483,546 — 22,742 29,823 10,925 1973–74 … … 882,509 685,626 6,271 95,266 95,183 163 1974–75 … … 1,269,303 971,608 162,107 52,972 79,008 3,508 1975–76 … … 2,469,595 908,237 1,280,954 151,494 117,590 11,320 1976–77 … … 8,359,738 3,624,356 4,165,070 422,650 121,531 26,131