HC Deb 17 May 1994 vol 243 cc395-6W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the latest estimated level of uncollected schedule D tax, in figures and as a percentage, for each year since 1979, including 1993.

Mr.Dorrell

The amounts of schedule D tax uncollected and consequently remitted or written off as irrecoverable since 1979 are as follows:

Year Amount in £thousands As a percentage of total Schedule D collected
1979 n.a. n.a.
1980 33,081 0.79
1981 41,552 0.75
1982 52,763 0.84
1983 68,536 1.04
1984 91,229 1.32
1985 90,196 1.18
1986 124,297 1.29
1987 133,878 1.88
1988 252,424 3.06
1989 242,024 2.53
1990 254,989 2.35
1991 383,566 3.17

£542,233,000 and 4.64 cent.

Note: The figures for 1993 are not sufficiently complete to allow the necessary comparison to be made and consequently the information is not available in the form requested.