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Mr. Milburn
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total corporation tax paid by the 25 largest United Kingdom companies, measured by turnover, in each of the last five years.
Mr. Dorrell
The 25 largest United Kingdom companies and company groups, based on the levels of turnover in their latest accounts, had corporation tax liabilities, including advance corporation tax, as follows in the years 1987 to 1991:
| £ billion | |
| Year | Number |
| 1987 | 3·1 |
| 1988 | 3·0 |
| 1989 | 3·5 |
| 1990 | 3·5 |
| 1991 | 3·3 |