Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 21 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 April 2005. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Monday, 4 April 2005 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total tax revenues earned from alcohol and tobacco were in the UK in each year since 1975, broken down by (a) duty paid and (b) tax raised from alcohol and tobacco.

Answer: Paul Flynn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total tax revenues earned from alcohol and tobacco were in the UK in each year since 1975, broken down by (a) duty paid and (b) tax raised from alcohol and tobacco. [223703] John Healey: Tobacco and alcohol duty revenue figures are published by HM Customs and Excise in the Tobacco and Alcohol Factsheets, copies of which are available in the Library of the House and from Customs' website: www.uktradeinfo.com The above website provides 10 years' information on tobacco and alcohol duty revenues. HM Customs and Excise do not collect data on VAT from individual goods or services, but the above website provides broad estimates of VAT on alcohol and tobacco in recent years. The back series of duty revenues are shown in the Office for National Statistics publication "Financial Statistics", table 2.1D, which is available at the ONS website: www.statistics.gov.uk

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