§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if, to assist the work of the Zeebrugge disaster fund, the Government will donate to the fund sums equal to those levied on it in taxation.
§ Mr. Lawson[holding answer 7 March 1988]: The Government have donated £1 million to the Zeebrugge disaster fund.
Product Commission proposal 1987–88 United Kingdom duty rate Approximate per cent rate changes Alcoholic drinks Spirits 2.71 ECU (£8.54) per litre of alcohol £15.77 per litre of alcohol -46 Beer1 1.36 ECU (0.91) per hectolitre/degree Plato of finished product at 15°c (£8.77 for average beer) £25.80 per hectolitre plus 86p for every degree of original gravity over 1030° (£31.82 for average beer) -72 Table wine 17 ECU (£11.43) per hectolitre £98.00 per hectolitre -88 Fortified wine (15–18%) 85 ECU (£57.13) per hectolitre £169.00 per hectolitre -66 (18–22%) 85 ECU (£57.13) £194.90 per hectolitre -71 Tobacco products