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Mr. Skeet
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will identify the tax element in gasoline as a percentage of total retail price in each country of Western Europe.
Dr. Gilbert
The following is the information for EEC members:
| TAXES ON PETROL AS PERCENTAGE OF RETAIL PRICE* | |
| Belgium | 60·6 |
| Denmark | 52·2 |
| France (Paris zone) | 56·2 |
| Germany (Average Aral AG) | 58·9 |
| Ireland | 38·2 |
| Italy | 67·6 |
| Luxembourg | 51·0 |
| Netherlands | 62·1 |
| United Kingdom | 51·0 |
| * With the exception of the figures for the United Kingdom and Ireland this information is based on details of petrol prices and taxes published in the Petroleum Times. | |