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WEDNESDAY 10 NOVEMBER 1999

Members present:

Sir Michael Spicer, in the Chair

Mrs Liz Blackman
Mr David Kidney
Mr David Ruffley


CONTENTS


Memorandum submitted by The Chartered Institute of Taxation

Memorandum by PricewaterhouseCoopers

Memorandum by The Customs Practitioners Group



Examination of Witnesses

MR STEPHEN COLECLOUGH, Chairman of Indirect Taxes Sub-committee, Chartered Institute of Taxation, MR MIKE FOUNTAIN, Chief Executive Partner, UK Indirect Taxes, PricewaterhouseCoopers and MR ANDREW HART, Honorary Secretary, The Customs Practitioners Group, examined.

Question Numbers:

166 - 179

180 - 199

200 - 218



Memorandum by the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Memorandum by the Campaign for Real Ale

APPENDIX A - FAIR BEER TAX ACTION GROUP—"BEATING THE BOOTLEGGERS" MEMBERS

APPENDIX B - TOP 10 DESTINATIONS FOR VANS CARRYING BEER

APPENDIX C - CHART SHOWING EU DUTY RATES AND TARGET RATE

APPENDIX D - HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES

Memorandum by the Wine and Beer Company

Memorandum by Tobacco Alliance

Memorandum by The Scotch Whisky Association



Examination of Witnesses

MS SARAH TANNER, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Mr IAIN LOE, Research Manager, Campaign for Real Ale, MR NEIL COTTON, Director, the Wine and Beer Company, MR PAUL MASON, National Spokesperson, Tobacco Alliance, and MR HUGH MORISON, Director General, The Scotch Whisky Association, examined.

219 - 239

240 - 259


 
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