Air Passenger Duty (Hansard, 25 January 1999)

§ Sir Peter Emery
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the monthly revenue raised by air passenger duty since its inception. [66079]

§ Ms Hewitt
[holding answer 18 January 1999]: Information in the form requested can be found in the Government Statistical Service publication "Financial Statistics". Table 2.1D "Customs and Excise taxes" shows monthly figures for receipts from Air Passenger Duty.
Air Passenger Duty was introduced on 1 November 1994. However as duty is required to be paid in the month after that in which the flight took place, the first duty was received in December 1994.

§ Sir Peter Emery
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the annual cost for collecting air passenger duty(a) to the Treasury and (b) to individual airlines. [66078]

§ Ms Hewitt
[holding answer 18 January 1999]: The annual cost to the Treasury of collecting Air Passenger Duty is approximately £400,000. The annual cost to individual airlines will vary depending on the business practices of each airline.