HC Deb 13 February 1989 vol 147 c79W
Mr. Nigel Griffiths

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give for 1987–88 and 1988–89 the number of tax units liable for tax on a company car, the amount of tax for which they are liable and the total tax yield.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Provisional estimates based on projections from the 1985–86 survey of expenses and benefits are given in the table.

1987–88 1988–89
Number of directors and higher paid employees with private use of a company car 1.2 million 1.3 million
Tax liability on this benefit £280 million £530 million