§ Mr. Leightonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been paid in net to the European Economic Community budget during each of the years of the United Kingdom's membership.
§ Mr. Ian StewartThe information requested is set out in the following table:
£ million 1973 102 1974 29 1975 *-56 1976 167 1977 369 1978 822 1979 947 1980 706
Alcoholic drinks revenue* Beer (£ million) Spirits (£ million) Wines†(£ million) Total alcoholic drinks‡ (£ million) Excise duty VAT Total revenue Excise duty VAT Total revenue Excise duty VAT Total revenue Excise duty VAT Total revenue (per-cent.)║ 1978–79 893 310 1,203 1,150 150 1,255 329 90 419 2,339 555 2,894 4.9 1979–80 916 520 1,436 1,153 270 1,423 363 160 523 2,445 965 3,410 4.7 1980–81 1,048 740 1,788 1,153 350 1,503 387 220 607 2,601 1,325 3,926 4.6 1981–82 1,365 830 2,195 1,222 375 1,597 505 250 755 3,110 1,480 4,590 4.5 1982–83 1,526 920 2,446 965 390 1,355 506 275 781 3,021 1,610 4,631 4.2 1983–84¶ 1,679 1,025 2,704 1,699 420 2,119 662 310 972 4,072 1,790 5,862 5.0 * Net receipts of excise duty from wines and spirits were reduced in 1982–83 and increased in 1983–84 by an amount of the order of £300 million, as the result of the introduction of duty deferment in February 1983. VAT revenue is derived from estimates of consumers' expenditure. † Including made-wine. ‡ Including cider and perry. ║ Total alcoholic drinks as a percentage of general Government taxes and national insurance contributions. ¶ Duty figures are provisional.