Written question asked by Paul Stinchcombe (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 November 1998. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 November 1998 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revenue the Government has obtained from the United Kingdom road haulage industry through (a) vehicle excise duty for heavy good vehicles and (b) excise duty on diesel since 1st May 1997. - Including available figures.

Answer: Mr. Stinchcombe: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what revenue the Government have obtained from the United Kingdom road haulage industry through (a) vehicle excise duty for heavy goods vehicles and (b) excise duty on diesel since 1 May 1997. [59345] Ms Hewitt: The amount of revenue raised from VED on Heavy Goods Vehicles from May 1997 to September 1998 was £818 million. It is not possible to separate the revenue raised from excise duty on diesel paid by the road haulage industry from the total revenue received.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 59345; 319 c549W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Industry Excise duties Freight Large goods vehicles Roads Tax yields Diesel
Contains statistics: Yes