Value Added Tax

HC Deb 05 May 1978 vol 949 cc314-5W

Mr. Shepherd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total value of value added tax raised from food items brought into the scope of value added tax since February 1974, for each financial year since then.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

It is estimated that net receipts of VAT on confectionery, ice cream, soft drinks, nuts and certain savoury products supplied other than in the course of catering were:

	£million
1974–75	85
1975–76	135
1976–77	155
1977–78	180