HC Deb 09 March 1983 vol 38 cc409-10W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each quarter since May 1979 the Government's purchases of commercial bills and other non-Governmental paper and the stock of such paper at the end of each quarter.

Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

No purchases of commercial bills and other short-term non-governmental paper have been made by the Government during the period. However, transactions in commercial bills by the issue department of the Bank of England are published in table

Rate of Excise Duty VAT (per cent.)
Belgium 31.50 per cent. of retail selling price (RSP) 6
Denmark 1. Sliced tobacco (cut plug), granulated and similar tobacco; and smoking tobacco with a width of cut of at least 1.5mm.:— Dkr. 102 per kg. 22
2. Other smoking tobacco:— Dkr. 420 per kg.
France 39.50 per cent. of RSP 33⅓
Germany 1. Pipe tobacco where at least 90 per cent. in weight of the tobacco parts are at least 1.4 mm long and wide:— DM 4.20 per kg;, plus 20.7 per cent. of RSP, minimum DM 15 per kg. 13
2. Pipe tobacco containing at least 30 per cent. cut rolled stems, retail selling price not exceeding DM 35 per kg:— DM 6 per kg.
3. Strand tobacco:— DM 4.50 per kg. 13
4. Pipe tobacco made only of rolled stems if at least 60 per cent. by weight of the tobacco parts are at least 1.4 mm long and wide:— DM 2 per kg.

2.6 of Financial Statistics. Holdings of all non-Government securities by the issue department of the Bank of England are published in table 6.3 of Financial Statistics.

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