S.C.B.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th May 1999

STANDING COMMITTEE B

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Dawn Primarolo

That, during proceedings on the Finance Bill, the Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock and on Thursdays at Nine o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock, except on Thursday 13 May when the Committee shall meet at half-past Two o'clock only and on Thursday 6 May and Thursday 10 June when the Committee shall not meet.

FINANCE BILL

(Except Clauses 2, 28 and 99)

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Alan Milburn.

To move, That the Order in which proceedings in Standing Committee on the Finance Bill are to be taken shall be Clause 1, Clauses 3 to 9, Schedule 1, Clauses 10 to 13, Schedule 2, Clauses 14 to 27, Schedule 3, Clauses 29 to 35, Schedule 4, Clauses 36 to 48, Schedule 5, Clauses 49 and 50, Schedule 6, Clauses 51 to 65, Schedule 7, Clause 66, Schedule 8, Clause 67, Schedule 9, Clauses 68 to 70, Schedule 10, Clauses 71 to 84, Schedule 11, Clauses 85 to 97, Schedule 12, Clause 98, Clauses 100 and 101, Schedules 13 and 14, Clause 102, Schedules 15 and 16, Clause 103, Schedule 17, Clause 104, Schedule 18, Clauses 105 to 108, Schedule 19, Clauses 109 to 129, New Clauses, New Schedules, Schedule 20.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

10

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     17,     leave out '£161.20' and insert '£45.10'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

1

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     18,     leave out from 'deemed' to end of line 19 and insert 'come into force on 1st January 2000.'.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

9

Clause     5,     page     2,     leave out lines 34 to 40 and insert—

'1. Cigarettes		An amount equal to 20 per cent. of the retail price plus £63.56 per thousand cigarettes.
2. Cigars		£83.22 per kilogram.
3. Hand-rolling tobacco		£84.26 per kilogram.
4. Other smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco.'.		£39.71 per kilogram.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

2

Clause     5,     page     2,     line     35,     leave out '£82.59' and insert '£77.09'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

3

Clause     5,     page     2,     line     37,     leave out '£122.06' and insert '£114.79'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

4

Clause     5,     page     2,     line     38,     leave out '£87.74' and insert '£84.26'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

5

Clause     5,     page     2,     line     39,     leave out '£53.66' and insert '£50.47'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

6

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     2,     leave out '9th March 1999' and insert '1st December 1999.'

   

Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

11

Clause     5,     page     3,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(3) Subject to subsection 4 below, this section shall cease to have effect after 6 o'clock in the evening of 31st December 1999.

    (4) If the House of Commons before the 30th December 1999 adopts by affirmative resolution a report from Her Majesty's Treasury that details the measures the Government proposes to take to combat tobacco fraud following its current round of consultations on the recommendations published in January 1998 following Her Majesty's Customs and Excise Alcohol and Tobacco Fraud Review, subsection 3 above shall not take effect.'.

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Mr Michael Jack

22

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     25,     leave out from 'vehicle' to 'the' in line 6, and insert 'with an output of CO2 of not more than 140 gms/kilometre'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

7

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,400'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

12

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,600'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

18

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,100', and insert '1,300'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

19

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,108', and insert '1,400'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

20

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,100', and insert '1,150'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

21

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     26,     leave out '1,100', and insert '1,200'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

13

Clause     8,     page     3,     leave out lines 29 to 31 and insert—

    '(2A) In the case of vehicles having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,600 cubic centimetres, the general rate is £0 (zero).'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

27

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     29,     leave out 'having an engine with a cylinder capacity not exceeding 1,100 cubic centimetres' and insert 'with an output of CO2 of not more than 140 gms/kilometre'.

   

Mr David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald

8

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,400'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

23

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,150'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

24

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,200'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

25

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,300'.

   

Mr Michael Jack

26

Clause     8,     page     3,     line     30,     leave out '1,100' and insert '1,400'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

14

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     47,     after '2)', insert 'Subject to subsection (2A) below,'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

15

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     49,     at end insert—

    '2(A) The powers given to the Commissioners by virtue of subsection (2) above shall not be exercisable simply on the grounds that a body corporate is a partly exempt company.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

16

Clause     19,     page     9,     line     12,     leave out '20' and insert '10'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Mr Colin Breed
Mr John Burnett
Dr Vincent Cable

17

Clause     20,     page     10,     line     7,     leave out '10' and insert '0'.

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NEW CLAUSE

Beer: charge of excise duty

   

Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1) In section 36(1) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (beer: charge of excise duty), for "£11.50" there shall be substituted "£2.99".

    (2) This section shall come into force on Royal Assent.'.

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Prepared 4 May 1999