§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Table B11 of his pre-Budget Report, what the assumptions are behind the increases in projected beer and cider excise duty revenues between the financial years 2000–01 and 2001–02 in respect of(a) the measure of inflation used, (b) the rate of inflation projected, (c) the month and year in which inflation is projected and (d) the increase in pence per pint of (i) beer and (ii) cider, will such an increase give rise to in financial year 2001–02. [138660]
§ Mr. TimmsThe measure of inflation used is the all-items PRI in the 12 months to September 2001, as published in Table B3 of the pre-Budget Report. Estimates of the effect of duty changes on the price of 819W beer and cider are published by HM Treasury in the "Tax Ready Reckoner and Tax Reliefs, November 2000". copies of which are in the Library.