§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the total amount paid into the Treasury in VAT in 1987–88, 1992–93 1994–95 and 1995–96(a) by the whole population, (b) by each income decile of the population, (c) by each income decile of households and (d) by each income decile of families.
§ Sir John Cope[holding answer 1 April 1993.]: Total net receipts of VAT in 1987–88 were £24,066 million—HM Customs and Excise annual report 1991–92—and are estimated to be £37,400 million in 1992–93—table 1.2, Financial Statement and Budget Report 1993–94. Estimates of total VAT receipts for 1994–95 and 1995–96, consistent with published estimates for 1992–93, are not available. Figures giving a breakdown of total VAT payments in 1987 by decile group are published En the article on the effects of taxes and benefits on household incomes in the May 1990 edition of Economic Trends. Similar figures for 1992–93 and later years are not available.