HC Deb 20 December 1991 vol 201 c336W
Mr. Lawrence

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish the rates of levy for football pools and the amount received by the Consolidated Fund, in 1991 prices, for each year since 1961.

Mrs. Gillian Shephard

[holding answer on 19 December 1991]: The table gives the rate of pool betting duty and the amount paid to the Exchequer between 1961 and 1991. All figures are approximately indexed to 1991 prices.

Amount paid Duty rates
(£'000s) per cent
1961–62 371,255 30
1962–63 295,347 33
1963–64 309,418 33
1964–65 292,940 331
252
1965–66 289,592 25
1966–67 293,494 25
1967–68 276,346 25
1968–69 314,464 253
33⅓4
1969–70 349,898 33⅓
1970–71 320,068 33⅓
1971–72 400,977 33⅓
1972–73 417,410 33⅓
1973–74 393,714 33⅓
1974–75 407,398 40
1975–76 353,823 40
1976–77 332,827 40
1977–78 317,320 40
1978–79 309,207 40
1979–80 307,001 40
1980–81 304,562 40
1981–82 306,240 40
1982–83 323,811 42½
1983–84 318,092 42½
1984–85 322,085 42½
1985–86 328,178 42½
1986–87 343,698 42½
1987–88 360,045 42½
1988–89 342,061 42½
1989–90 345,577 42½
1990–91 315,256 40
1991–92 (n.a.) 37½
1 To 2 August 1964.
2 From 3 August 1964.
3 To 24 March 1968.
4 From 25 March 1968.

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