HC Deb 29 January 1987 vol 109 c380W
24. Mr. Tim Smith

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the yield of corporation tax in 1978–79; and what is his estimate of the yield in the current year.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The figure is £3.9 billion in 1978–79. For the autumn statement, receipts in 1986–87 were forecast to be about £12.5 billion.