Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on the revenue raised by the Soft Drinks Industry Levy for Northern Ireland for financial year (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23; and if will provide details of how much of levy raised will be distributed to Northern Ireland using the Barnett formula.

The Government does not breakdown the revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy specifically for Northern Ireland.

Since January 2020, HMRC no longer publish disaggregated tax receipts. However, HMG continues to input into the Office for National Statistics’ Country and Regional Analysis publication which presents statistical estimates for the allocation of identifiable expenditure between the regions and nations of the UK and includes estimates for Northern Ireland. The latest report can be accessed via this link:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/countryandregionalpublicsectorfinances/financialyearending2022

The devolved administrations are well funded through the operation of the Barnett formula, receiving around 20% more than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.

The Block Grant Transparency publication sets out a full breakdown of the funding provided to the devolved administrations and is due to be updated shortly.