HC Deb 16 June 1988 vol 135 cc272-3W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will update the answer to the hon. Member for Copeland (Dr. Cunningham) of 7 July 1987,Official Report, column 84, regarding Exchequer revenues to (a) include 1988–89, (b) give the table at constant 1988–89 prices, and (c) break down customs and excise duties into (i) excise duties, (ii) customs duties, and (iii) agricultural levies.

£ billion 1988–89 prices4
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–882 1988–893
Income tax 38.6 38.3 41.1 40.0 39.8 40.0 40.7 42.3 43.4 42.1
Value added tax 15.0 17.0 16.7 18.1 19.1 22.3 21.9 23.5 25.2 26.2
Excise duties 15.3 14.6 16.4 16.2 17.7 17.7 17.9 19.0 18.6 18.8
Customs duties 1.7 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.6
Agricultural levies 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1
Other Central Government taxes and royalties 27.7 25.1 28.5 28.7 28.3 30.4 32.1 28.4 31.7 33.4
Other Central Government receipts1 28.5 30.2 29.9 35.1 35.1 36.4 38.9 40.9 41.4 42.4
Total Central Government receipts 127.3 126.8 134.2 139.8 141.7 148.5 153.1 155.7 162.0 164.6
Local authority rates 12.7 13.5 15.4 16.0 15.4 15.5 15.6 17.1 17.7 19.0
Public sector borrowing 18.4 19.6 12.1 11.6 12.2 12.2 6.5 3.7 -3.2 -3.2
1 Including National Insurance contributions and accruals adjustments.
2 Outturn as estimated in the 1988 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
3 Forecast from 1988 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
4 Revalued using the GDP deflator.