§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the average figures for European unleaded petrol in each country of the EU in price per litre, with the amount of tax paid and the percentage of tax this represents. [45814]
§ Mr. WilsonThe latest available information for unleaded petrol prices and taxes is for December 2001 and is shown in the table.
European unleaded petrol prices Prices as at mid-December 2001 Pence per litre1 Pump price Amount of tax Tax component per cent. Austria 56.19 41.19 73 Belgium 61.61 45.38 74 Denmark 58.18 44.79 77 Finland 41.35 24.88 60 France 45.36 29.29 65 Germany 58.75 45.20 77 Greece 49.34 29.82 60 Ireland 61.33 43.81 71 Italy 43.82 27.76 63 Luxembourg 65.05 48.09 74 Netherlands 50.99 34.21 67 Portugal 56.58 26.15 46 Spain 63.93 46.22 72 Sweden 56.71 41.19 73 United Kingdom 69.27 56.14 81 1Prices converted to pounds sterling using mid-December exchange rates. Source:
European Commission Oil Bulletin