§ Mr. BarronTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the current total tax as a proportion of retail price on(a) cigarettes, (b) beer, (c) whisky, (d) wine, (e) leaded petrol and (f) DERV; and what it has been in each year since 1965. [22968]
§ Mr. Heathcoat-AmoryThe information requested is given in the table. I regret that the figures for wine, leaded petrol and DERV between 1965 and 1978 could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Total tax (Excise and VAT) as a percentage of retail price Cigarettes per 20 Beer (per pint) Spirits (per 70cl bottle) Wine (per 75cl bottle) Leaded petrol (per litre) DERV (per litre) 1965 77 42.1 72.4 — — — 1966 77 44.3 72.7 — — — 1967 69 44.3 77.2 — — — 1968 70 47.0 80.1 — — — 1969 71 43.5 82.9 — — — 1970 71 40.2 83.2 — — — 1971 67 39.2 81.2 — — — 1972 66 36.2 81.5 — — — 1973 64 31.2 78.4 — — — 1974 70 32.6 81.9 — — — 1975 69 35.5 81.1 — — — 1976 70 33.6 80.0 — — — 1977 77 32.4 80.0 — — — 1978 70 30.5 78.5 — — — 1979 70 33.9 81.9 49.3 50.76 54.85 1980 71 33.7 79.3 49.1 43.74 46.14 1981 74 37.7 77.9 50.6 47.47 45.62 1982 75 38.1 74.8 51.7 52.51 47.18 1983 74 37.8 74.2 52.8 55.39 48.5 1984 75 36.4 73.4 46.4 53.44 50.62 1985 75 36.2 73.3 49.1 54.35 48.72 1986 75 35.1 71.9 48.3 56.14 49.88 1987 74 34.1 70.7 47.1 63.49 59.87 1988 75 33.8 68.7 47.9 65.72 61.33 1989 74 32.5 66.2 47.0 68.08 63.64 1990 74 31.9 65.9 46.6 62.99 57.14 1991 76 33.0 64.8 47.7 62.86 65.96 1992 76 32.6 65.5 48.1 69.98 65.53 1993 76 32.5 64.3 49.1 69.10 63.46 1994 76 31.1 64.8 49.7 74.61 68.45 1995 77 31.0 66.5 51.1 75.65 72.63