§ 66. Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the net increase per week in businesses registering for value added tax in(a) 1989 and (b) 1974 to 1979.
§ Mr. EggarIn 1988, the latest year for which figures have been published by my Department, the net increase in the number of VAT-registered businesses was an average of just over 1,200 per week. Early indications from data collected by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise are that the net increase in 1989 was 1,500 a week. Between the end of 1974 and 1979, the number of businesses registered for VAT rose by an average of just over 300 a week.