§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 24 February,Official Report, columns 593–94, if he will estimate the total tax forgone in each region in each year since 1988–89.
§ Mr. DorrellAvailable information is given in the table. Some regional estimates are based on small samples and all figures are given to the nearest £50 million.
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Estimated change in tax revenue at rates in excess of 40 per cent. £ million Region of residence of taxpayer 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 North 50 50 50 Yorkshire and Humberside 100 150 200 North West 150 250 250 East Midlands 100 150 150 West Midlands 150 150 250 East Anglia 100 100 150 South East 1,600 1,800 2,150 South West 200 300 250 Wales 50 100 50 Scotland 100 100 150 Northern Ireland 1— 50 50 United Kingdom2 2,600 3,200 3,700 1Under £25 million. 2Includes members of the forces and Merchant Navy and a small number of civil servants overseas who are not allocated to regions.