§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publicise the proportion of the purchase price of(a) a pint of beer, (b) a bottle of wine, (c) a bottle of whiskey, (d) a packet of 20 cigarettes and (e) a litre of unleaded petrol that is represented by tax and excise duty. [136391]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThis information is available in Customs and Excise factsheets on(a) beer, (b) wine, (c) spirits, (d) tobacco and (e) hydrocarbon oil, copies of which are in the Library.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish an estimate of the impact of direct and indirect taxes on households in all main income deciles since May 1997. [136419]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe latest available figures are contained in the article "The effects of tax and benefits on household income, 1998–99" in the April 2000 edition ofEconomic Trends. It should be noted that the detailed results in this article are freestanding, since the underlying statistics do not support direct comparison with articles from earlier years.
§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the loss to the Inland Revenue in 1999–2000 resulting from(a) tax avoidance and (b) tax evasion. [136390]
§ Dawn PrimaroloThe Inland Revenue does not identify these elements separately in their statistics. Figures are published in the Board of Inland Revenue's Annual Report, copies of which are in the Library of the House, and updates will be published in the next edition.