Oral Answers to Questions — Budget. – in the House of Commons at on 12 May 1924.
Mr Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
, Leicester West
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the details, under the various heads, of the receipts from Customs and Excise duties for the year ended 31st March, 1924; and if he can give similar details of the estimated receipts from these duties for the year ending 31st March, 1925, both on the basis of the rates of duty in force before the Budget and on that of the rates proposed in the Budget statement?
| Head of Duty. | Approximate Receipts, 1923–24. | Estimate 1924–25 on pre-Budget basis. | Budget Estimate for 1924–25. | |
| £1,000 | £1,000 | £1,000 | ||
| Wine | C | 3,369 | 3,450 | 3,450 |
| Table Waters, Imported | C | 26 | 30 | 30 |
| Table Waters, Home-made | E | 713 | 680 | 480 |
| Total Table Waters | 739 | 710 | 510 | |
| Tea | C | 10,731 | 11,000 | 6,000 |
| Cocoa | C | 1,258 | 1,250 | 670 |
| Coffee | C | 401 | 420 | 240 |
| Chicory | C | 88 | 90 | 50 |
| Total Cocoa, etc. | 1,747 | 1,760 | 960 | |
| Sugar, Molasses, etc. | C | 37,127 | 37,500 | 20,300 |
| Sugar, Molasses, etc. | E | 988 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Total Sugar, etc. | 38,115 | 38,500 | 20,800 | |
| Dried Fruits | C | 928 | 950 | 750 |
| Tobacco, Imported | C | 51,881 | 53,990 | 53,990 |
| Tobacco, Home-grown | E | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Tobacco | 51,888 | 54,000 | 54,000 | |
| Matches, Imported | C | 1,336 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Matches, Home-made | E | 1,786 | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Total Matches | 3,122 | 3,200 | 3,200 | |
| Cinematograph Films | C | 289 | 310 | 40 |
| Clocks and Watches | C | 542 | 570 | 60 |
| Motor Cars, Cycles, etc. | C | 1,436 | 1,500 | 100 |
| Musical Instruments | C | 323 | 370 | 50 |
| Total "New Import Duties" | C | 2,590 | 2,750 | 250 |
| Entertainments | E | 9,270 | 9,500 | 6,100 |
| Liquor Licences | E | 4,248 | 4,300 | 4,300 |
| Liquor Licences (Monopoly value) | E | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Other Licences | E | 464 | 460 | 460 |
| Total Licences | E | 4,774 | 4,820 | 4,820 |
| Railway Duty | E | 449 | 450 | 450 |
| Medicines, etc. | E | 1,359 | 1,250 | 1,250 |
| Key Industry Duty | C | 383 | 400 | 400 |
| Depreciated Currency Duty | C | 248 | 50 | 50 |
| Other Articles | C | -4,884 | 20 | 20 |
| Other Deposits* | E | 7,391 | 690 | 690 |
| Total Revenue | C | 119,958 | 127,500 | 101,800 |
| Total Revenue | E | 147,970 | 140,000 | 135,900 |
| Total | 267,928 | 267,500 | 237,700 | |
| * Including adjustments to make net receipts add up to the total payments into the Exchequer. Also includes adjustments with Irish Free State in respect of revenue collected in 1922–23. |
