§ Dr. LadymanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much, in each year since 1990, has been raised by the amusement machine licence duty on(a) club machines and (b) amusement with prize machines; and how much he estimates will be raised in each category after the announced increases are implemented. [41506]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 11 May 1998]: The government do not have a breakdown of actual receipts from particular types of machine. The Government have full official data only on total receipts from machine licence duty. Amusement Machine licence duty was introduced in 1995. Prior to that, the figures relate to Gaming Machine Licence Duty.
000s Year Receipts 1990 98,491 1991 97,187 1992 93,844 1993 95,347 1994 104,372 1995 113,014 1996 129,719 1997 132,943 The announced increases in duty rates are expected to yield an additional £15 million in 1998–99 and £20 million per annum thereafter.
§ Dr. LadymanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in each year since 1990, how many(a) club machines and (b) amusement with prize machines were subject to amusement machine licence duty; and what estimate he has made of the impact of his proposed tax increases on the number of machines which will be operated in future years. [41505]
§ Dawn Primarolo[holding answer 11 May 1998]: The Government do not hold official data on the number of machines of a particular type subject to amusement machine licence duty. Although any tax increase is likely to have some impact on demand, our calculations suggest that there is not likely to be a significant effect on the 178W number of machines made available for play. This is particularly so as those machines which the industry claim to be most price sensitive—those in the lower duty band—have not been subjected to any increase.