asked the Minister for Finance the tax yield in a full financial year of (a) 1d. on a packet of twenty cigarettes, (b) 1d. on a gallon of petrol, (c) 1d. on a bottle of stout, (d) 1d. on a pint of beer, and (e) 1d. on a glass of whiskey.
Written Answers. - Tax Yields.
83.
Following is the information:—
|
Segment of main rate of duty equivalent to— |
Yield in 1962-63. (See Note below) |
|
£ |
|
|
(a) 1d per packet of 20 standard size cigarettes |
1,070,000 |
|
(b) 1d per gallon of petrol |
400,000 |
|
(c) 1d per half-pint bottle— i.e. 2d per pint—of beer (including stout) of average gravity |
2,830,000 |
|
(d) 1d per pint of beer (including stout) of average gravity |
1,415,000 |
|
(e) 1d per glass of whiskey (at 30º u.p.) |
360,000 |
NOTE: These figures are calculated by reference to the latest estimate of what clearances for home use of the commodities in question will be in the present financial year.