§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he expects to receive the £4,000 million he estimated from taxes on alcoholic drinks in the current financial year.
§ Mr. HayhoeThere is no reason to suppose that the revenue from excise duty on alcoholic drinks will differ significantly from the published estimate.
§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much tax the Treasury has received in respect of alcoholic drinks to the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will list separately in his answer the tax received from wines, spirits and beer; and from which taxes the revenue has been derived.
§ Mr. HayhoeFor the period April to September 1984, the revenues from excise duties on alcoholic drink and the estimated revenue from value added tax, derived from consumers expenditure on alcoholic drink, were as follows:
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£ million Excise Duty Value Added Tax Wines (including made wines) 286 135 Spirits 351 185 Beer 945 480 Total Alcoholic Drinks (including cider and perry) 1,605 830
§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the light of receipts to date from tax on alcoholic drinks, how much he now estimates will be received by the end of the current financial year.
§ Mr. HayhoeIt would be contrary to normal practice to publish a revised Budget estimate during the course of the financial year. The estimate of £4,000 million from excise duties on alcoholic drinks therefore remains unaltered. No separate estimate is made of the revenue from value added tax for particular goods or services.