Duty Free (Hansard, 1 July 1998)

HC Deb 01 July 1998 vol 315 c183W 183W

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to have in place the new tax and duty regime which will follow the abolition of duty-free; and if he will make a statement. [47980]

§ Dawn Primarolo
In accordance with Community Legislation, duty and tax free sales to intra-EU travellers will cease on 30 June 1999. The details for the successor regime are under discussion at official expert level in the EU Excise Committee. Once agreement is reached, any required changes to UK legislation will be implemented.