Excise Duty (Hansard, 17 March 1998)

HC Deb 17 March 1998 vol 308 c582W 582W

§ Sir Peter Emery
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the level of excise duty expressed in £ sterling per litre on(a) whisky, (b) gin, (c) wine and (d) fortified wine in (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each member state of the European Union in (1) 1992, (2) 1995 and (3) 1998. [34037]

§ Dawn Primarolo
[holding answer 16 March 1998]: The levels of excise duty are set out in the tables.

Wine (Litre)

1 January 1993 29 March 1995 1 June 1997

Country Ecu £ Ecu £ Ecu £

Italy nil nil nil nil nil nil

Luxembourg nil nil nil nil nil nil

Netherlands 0.49 0.38 0.50 0.41 0.50 0.34

Portugal nil nil nil nil nil nil

Sweden n/a n/a 2.84 2.31 3.21 2.21

Wine (Litre)
	1 January 1993	29 March 1995	1 June 1997
Country	Ecu	£	Ecu	£	Ecu	£
Italy	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
Luxembourg	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
Netherlands	0.49	0.38	0.50	0.41	0.50	0.34
Portugal	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil	nil
Sweden	n/a	n/a	2.84	2.31	3.21	2.21