§ Mr. Lawrenceasked the Minister of of Transport what was the shortfall between vehicle excise duty assessed and collected in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. FowlerAfter allowing for refunds, vehicle excise duty collected in 1977–78, 1978–79 and 1979–80 amounted to £1,024 million, £1,065 million and £1,109 millon respectively. There is no completely accurate assessment of unpaid duty but a survey my Department published in 1978 suggested that the total loss of revenue from evasion could be between £70–£100 million a year.