§ Mr. RammellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total expenditure and what was the breakdown of the expenditure on(a) public opinion research, (b) television, radio and newspaper advertising and (c) direct mail incurred by his Department and agencies on the self-assessment public information campaign; and if he will make a statement. [61686]
§ Dawn PrimaroloSince the launch of the Self Assessment public information programme in June 1995 about £21 million has been spent informing taxpayers of changes. Within this expenditure, £718,000 has been spent on public opinion research, £13 million on television, radio and newspaper advertising and £750,000 on direct mail. All these figures are exclusive of VAT and are costs to date (30 November 1998).