asked the Minister for Finance the gross yield from VAT and excise duty on beer in each of the years 1982 to 1985 inclusive and the volume on which such excise and VAT was levied in each year.
Written Answers. - Exchequer Yield from Beer.
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The information requested is as follows:
|
Excise Duty and VAT receipts £m |
Volume (million standard barrels) |
|
|
1982 |
313.8 |
1.752 |
|
1983 |
344.1 |
1.647 |
|
1984 |
365.4 |
1.649 |
|
1985 (provisional) |
382.9 |
1.666 |
The receipts shown represent actual net excise duty receipts and an estimate of VAT receipts in the years in question.
The volume figures shown represent the net quantities on which excise duty was paid in the years in question. A standard barrel contains the equivalent of 406 pints at average gravity.