Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation — 23 Mar 2004 at 19:16

Question accordingly agreed to.

7. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (road fuel gas)

Resolved,

That provision may be made amending the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 in respect of road fuel gas.

8. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (fuel oil)

Resolved,

That provision may be made enabling the amendment of the definition of "fuel oil" for the purposes of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.

9. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (mixing)

Resolved,

That provision may be made imposing an excise duty on mixtures containing fully-rebated or partially-rebated hydrocarbon oil.

10. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (bioethanol)

Resolved,

That provision may be made-

(a) imposing an excise duty on bioethanol and mixtures containing bioethanol,

(b) for the application in relation to bioethanol of the provisions of the enactments relating to hydrocarbon oil or any description of hydrocarbon oil,

(c) for the modification in relation to bioethanol of the provisions of the enactments relating to hydrocarbon oil or any description of hydrocarbon oil, and

(d) defining bioethanol for those purposes and conferring power to amend the definition by order.

11. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties(sulphur-free petrol and diesel)

Resolved,

That provision may be made amending the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 in respect of "sulphur-free petrol" and "sulphur-free diesel".

12. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (biodiesel)

Resolved,

That provision may be made amending the provisions of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 in relation to biodiesel.

13. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (fuel substitutes)

Resolved,

That provision may be made amending section 6A of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979.

14. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties (warehousing)

Resolved,

That provision may be made enabling the application of Part VIII of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 to certain substances.

15. Hydrocarbon oil etc duties(treatment of energy products)

Resolved,

That provision may be made amending section 10 of the Finance Act 1993 so as to permit the treatment of certain energy products as hydrocarbon oil or road fuel gas.

16. Betting duties (treatment of pool bets etc)

Resolved,

That provision may be made about the charging of duty under the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 in respect of pool betting and certain other betting.

17. Amusement machine licence duty (rates)

Resolved,

That-

(1) In section 23 of the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 for the Table in subsection (2) there shall be substituted-

(2) This Resolution shall have effect in relation to any amusement machine licence for which an application is received by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise on or after 22nd March 2004.

And it is hereby declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.

18. Value added tax (groups of companies)

Motion made, and Question put,

That provision may be made about the grouping of companies for the purposes of value added tax.

The House divided: Ayes 358, Noes 146.

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