HC Deb 12 July 1991 vol 194 c525W
Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the amount of tax paid by the soft drinks industry in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.

Mr. Maude

We estimate that VAT accruing on consumer's expenditure on soft drinks in 1990 was £430 million. Figures for taxes paid by the soft drink industry itself are not separately identifiable.

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