Written question asked by Lord Wigley (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 6 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 December 2000. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2000 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue he estimates was received in VAT from (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000; and how much he estimates will be raised from each of these territories, in (A) 2000-01, (B) 2001-02 and (C) 2002-03. - Inc refs to HM Customs and Excise Annual Report, Table A1 and pre-Budget Report, Table B11.

Answer: Mr. Wigley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue he estimates was received in VAT from (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) Northern Ireland in (i) 1997-98, (ii) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000; and how much he estimates will be raised from each of these territories, in (A) 2000-01, (B) 2001-02 and (C) 2002-03. [141364] Dawn Primarolo: VAT is a centrally collected tax and figures for receipts are available only for the UK as a whole (HM Customs and Excise Annual Report, Table A1). Similarly, projected receipts are available only on a UK basis (pre-Budget Report, Table B11).

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