asked the Minister for Finance if he will state for each of the years from 31st March, 1960 to 31st, March, 1969 the total amount of taxation collected on foodstuffs.
Written Answers. - Taxation on Foodstuffs.
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Foodstuffs are among the articles exempted from wholesale tax.
Turnover tax is payable monthly in one sum by registered persons on their total receipts from sales of taxable goods to unregistered persons. No breakdown of the totals is required by reference to sales of particular commodities, and consequently it is not possible to state the amount of turnover tax collected from sales of foodstuffs.
Customs duty collected on imported foodstuffs in the years 1959-60 to 1968-69 was approximately as follows:
|
£m. |
|
|
1959-60 |
1.3 |
|
1960-61 |
1.0 |
|
1961-62 |
1.0 |
|
1962-63 |
1.3 |
|
1963-64 |
1.5 |
|
1964-65 |
1.2 |
|
1965-66 |
1.3 |
|
1966-67 |
1.6 |
|
1967-68 |
1.6 |
|
1968-69 |
1.9 |