To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of corporation tax receipts, excluding North Sea revenues, in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. (231240)

The latest corporation tax receipt forecasts, excluding North sea revenues, were provided in Budget 2008. Updated forecasts will be provided in the forthcoming 2008 pre-Budget report.

The latest corporation tax receipt figures, including North sea revenues, are available on the latest September 2008 Public Sector Finances press release, which is accessible from:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/psf1008.pdf