HC Deb 15 April 1994 vol 241 c324W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 17 March,Official Report, column 819, if he will list the amount of value added tax outstanding for each year since 1988, including 1993, as a percentage of total value added tax collected.

Sir John Cope

Information for the years 1988 to 1993 is shown in the table.

The amounts outstanding shown in the table are the absolute gross cumulative amounts of value added tax arrears at 31 March each year.

Year VAT arrears at 31 March £ billion Cumulative VAT arrears at 31 March as a percentage of net receipts for the year ended 31 March
1988 0.8 3.5
1989 0.9 3.2
1990 1.2 4.0
1991 1.5 4.7
1992 1.6 4.6
1993 1.6 4.2

Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 17 March,Official Report, column 819, if he will list the average daily arrears of value added tax for each year since 1986, including 1993, as a percentage of average daily collections of value added tax.

Sir John Cope

Information for the years 1986 to 1993 is shown in the table.

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