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Written question asked by John M Taylor (Conservative) on Tuesday, 12 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2000. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 18 December 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his estimate is of the loss of revenue to the Treasury resulting from the purchase of beer in Europe for transport to the UK (a) legally and (b) illegally in the last three years. - Inc ref to answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire, Mrs Lawrence, on 26 November 1999, 335 c254-55 W.
Answer

Mr. John M. Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the loss of revenue to the Treasury resulting from the purchase of beer in Europe for transport to the UK (a) legally and (b) illegally in the last three years. [142828] Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Mrs. Lawrence) on 26 November 1999 Official Report, columns 254-55W.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
360 c84W; 142828
Session
2000-01
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks Beer Excise duties Smuggling Tax yields
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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