Written question asked by Ian Bruce (Conservative) on Thursday, 26 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 May 2001. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Thursday, 10 May 2001 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, What his estimate is of the amount of tax paid by the telecommunications industry and the mobile phone manufacturers in each of the last three years. (Failed OPQ). - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Ian Bruce: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the amount of tax paid by the telecommunications industry and the mobile phone manufacturers in each of the last three years. [159910] Dawn Primarolo: The UK corporation tax liability of companies in the telecommunications industry and among mobile phone manufacturers, taken together, is as follows in respect of the latest three financial years for which estimates are available: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ billion 1996-97 1.2 1997-98 1.0 1998-99 1.3 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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