HC Deb 18 December 1996 vol 287 cc641-2W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the levels of duty and VAT on diesel in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) France, (c) Germany and (d) Belgium. [9130]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information is shown in the following table:

Country Excise duty on diesel Pence per litre Duty plus VAT1 Pence per litre VAT rate on diesel Per cent.
United Kingdom 36.86 43.31 17.5
France 29.0 34.97 20.6
Germany 27.0 31.05 15
Belgium 24.8 30.01 21
1 Because the amount of VAT depends on the retail price, the figure shown here is duty plus consequential VAT on the duty element of the price.