S.C.B.

NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS

given up to and including

Thursday 6th May 1999

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

STANDING COMMITTEE B

FINANCE BILL

(Except Clauses 2, 28 and 99)

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Commitee [4th May], as follows:—

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.

Clause No. 5 (Rates of tobacco products duty).

9

Amendment proposed, in page 2, to 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.'.—(Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown.)	£39.71 per kilogram.

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made:—

   

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     1,     leave out from 'shall' to end of line 2 and insert 'come into force on 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 David Heathcoat-Amory
Mr John Whittingdale
Mr Nick Gibb
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Michael Jack

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 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 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'.

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

43

*Schedule     1,     page     91,     line     48,     column     5     (Rate for tractive unit with two axles (3 or more semi-trailer axles) ), leave out '5,750' and insert '3,210'.

   

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

45

*Schedule     1,     page     92,     leave out table in lines 7 to 30 and insert:—

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Revenue weight of tractive unit		Rate for tractive unit with two axles			Rate for tractive unit with three or more axles
(1) Exceeding	(2) Not exceeding	(3) Any no. of semi- trailer axles	(4) 2 or more semi- trailer axles	(5) 3 or more semi- trailer axles	(6) Any no. of semi- trailer axles	(7) 2 or more semi- trailer axles	(8) 3 or more semi- trailer axles
kgs	kgs	£	£	£	£	£	£
3,500	7,500	155	155	155	155	155	155
7,500	12,000	155	155	155	155	155	155
12,000	16,000	155	155	155	155	155	155
16,000	20,000	155	155	155	155	155	155
20,000	23,000	155	155	155	155	155	155
23,000	26,000	190	155	155	155	155	155
26,000	28,000	190	155	155	155	155	155
28,000	31,000	740	740	155	740	155	155
31,000	33,000	1,265	1,265	740	1,265	155	155
33,000	34,000	2,585	2,585	740	1,265	470	155
34,000	35,000	2,585	2,585	1,420	1,265	1,050	155
35,000	36,000	3,375	3,375	1,420	1,265	1,050	155
36,000	38,000	4,625	4,625	1,605	1,410	1,410	280
38,000	41,000	4,625	4,625	2,875	2,125	2,125	1,250
41,000	44,000	4,625	4,625	2,875	3,625	3,625	280

   

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

28

Schedule     1,     page     92,     leave out lines 34 to 49.

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

42

Clause     12,     page     5,     line     24,     leave out 'except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.'.

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

38

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     24,     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'(b) such earlier time as may be requested in the application, and as the Commissioners may allow, or

(c) such later time as may be requested in the application.'.

   

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

39

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     25,     at end insert—

    '(4A) Where an application is taken to be granted with effect from the day on which it is received by the Commissioners under subsection (4)(a) above the Commissioners shall, within the period of seven days starting with the day on which it was received by them, notify the applicant of the date on which the application was received by them.'.

   

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

34

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     28,     leave out 'it appears to them'.

   

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

35

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     30,     leave out 'that'.

   

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

36

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     34,     leave out 'that'.

   

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

37

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     37,     leave out 'that'.

   

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

40

Schedule     2,     page     94,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(5A) A refusal of an application under subsection (5)(c) above which is not notified to the applicant within the period of 90 days starting with the day on which it was received by the Commissioners shall not have effect.'.

   

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,'.

Prepared 6 May 1999