Excise Duty (Hansard, 25 March 1998)

§ Mrs. Lait
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the excise duty receipts for 1998–99 were projected to be in the July 1997 budget statement for(a) fuel, (b) alcohol and (c) tobacco; and what they are now projected to be. [36074]

§ Dawn Primarolo
The forecast excise receipts for 1998–99 are as follows:

£billion

July 1997 forecast March 1998 forecast

Fuel duties 20.6 21.5

Alcohol duties 6.1 6.0

Tobacco duties 9.0 8.9

§ Dr. Julian Lewis
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the yield in 1996–97 and what is the latest estimate of yield in 1997–98 from(a) petrol duty, (b) dery duty, (c) vehicle excise duty, (d) VAT on petrol and dery sales and (e) VAT on vehicle sales. [35966]

§ Dawn Primarolo

£ billion

Yield 1996–97 Estimated yield 1997–98

(a) petrol duty 10.9 11.9

(b) derv duty 6.1 7

(c) vehicle excise duty 4.2 4.6

(d) VAT on petrol and derv sales 1.9 2.0

(e) VAT on vehicle sales 4.5 5

Sources:
(a)Breakdown of figures in table B9 of March 1998 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
(b)Breakdown of figures in table B9 of March 1998 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
(c)Table B9 of March 1998 Financial Statement and Budget Report.
(d)Estimate based on Office for National Statistics' figures for consumers' expenditure on petrol and diesel.
(e)Estimate based on Office for National Statistics' figures for consumers' expenditure on motor vehicles plus estimates for VAT blocked on vehicles bought by businesses.

§ Mr. Nicholas Winterton
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue would have been forgone since 1992 from duty in petrol and diesel fuel excise duties if those duties had been increased in line with the retail price index. [35513]
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§ Dawn Primarolo
HM Customs and Excise's estimate of the revenues that would have been forgone since 1992 had petrol and diesel fuel excise duties been increased in line with the retail price index is shown in the table.

£ billion

Financial year Revenues forgone

1992–93 0.2

1993–94 1.4

1994–95 2.7

1995–96 3.9

1996–97 5.0

The estimates include VAT and take account of expected changes in the pattern of consumers' expenditure as a result of the lower duty increases.

£billion
	July 1997 forecast	March 1998 forecast
Fuel duties	20.6	21.5
Alcohol duties	6.1	6.0
Tobacco duties	9.0	8.9

£ billion
	Yield 1996–97	Estimated yield 1997–98
(a) petrol duty	10.9	11.9
(b) derv duty	6.1	7
(c) vehicle excise duty	4.2	4.6
(d) VAT on petrol and derv sales	1.9	2.0
(e) VAT on vehicle sales	4.5	5

£ billion
Financial year	Revenues forgone
1992–93	0.2
1993–94	1.4
1994–95	2.7
1995–96	3.9
1996–97	5.0