HC Deb 07 December 1979 vol 975 c405W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list in the Official Reportthe gross contribution in respect of value added tax of each member State of the EEC to the Community budget in each of the years 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979 (estimated) all figures converted to sterling;

(2) if he will list in the Official Report the gross contribution in respect of Custons duties of each member State of the EEC to the Community budget in each of the years 1976, 1977, 1978 and 1979

GROSS CONTRIBUTIONS BY MEMBER STATES*
£ million† Current prices
Agricultural levies Customs duties VAT/GNP contributions
1978 1979 1978 1979 1978 1979
Belgium 137.2 155.5 196.3 207.5 159.2 214.7
Denmark 19.3 30.3 71.7 77.4 91.7 120.7
Germany 289.1 304.9 913.6 1,006.3 1,139.4 1,460.3
France 172.4 155.6 431.2 487.0 846.9 1,119.6
Ireland 5.8 9.6 31.0 35.8 21.4 27.1
Italy 367.9 266.8 266.1 313.3 465.0 487.9
Luxembourg 0.1 0.1 2.3 2.5 6.3 9.7
Netherlands 284.5 241.7 295.0 301.9 212.8 295.3
United Kingdom 239.7 245.4 708.1 852.9 596.1 847.4
Total 1,516.0 1,409.9 2,915.3 3,284.6 3,538.8 4,582.7
*Does not take account of adjustments under article 131 of the Treaty.
† Converted to sterling at the average exchange rate for the year concerned.