asked the Minister for Finance the actual or estimated receipts from VAT in 1988 arising from the sale of (a) category A motor vehicles, (b) petrol, (c) auto-diesel, (d) auto-LPG and (e) lubricating oils.
Written Answers. - VAT Receipts.
110.
VAT returns are not completed in a manner which would enable the yield from particular items to be identified. Estimates of such receipts, derived from non-VAT statistical information, are as follows:
|
Item |
1988 |
|
£m |
|
|
Motor vehicles designated for excise duty purposes as Category A vehicles (including motor cycles) |
150 |
|
Petrol |
120 |
|
Auto-diesel |
7 |
|
Auto-LPG |
0.6 |
|
Lubricating Oils |
2.5 |
111.
asked the Minister for Finance the receipts from customs duties in 1988 in respect of vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock and part thereof in compliance with Chapter 87 of the Customs and Excise Tariff.
The receipts in question are provisionally estimated at £16.7 million.
112.
asked the Minister for Finance the receipts from excise duties in 1988 in respect of (a) category A motor vehicles, (b) category B motor vehicles, (c) motor cycles, (d) petrol, (e) auto-diesel, (f) auto-LPG and (g) lubricating oils; and the total estimated receipts for 1989 for the above.
The following is the information requested by the Deputy:
|
Item |
1988 Excise Duty Receipts (Provisional) |
|
£m |
|
|
Category A motor vehicles |
162.7 |
|
Category B motor vehicles |
14.9 |
|
Motor cycles |
0.6 |
|
Petrol |
333.1 |
|
Auto-diesel |
133.1 |
|
Auto-LPG |
2.4 |
|
Lubricating Oils |
1.7 |
It is estimated that the total receipts of excise duty from the above will amount to £670 million approximately in 1989.