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ANNEX D SFIA review: possible changes to levy rates

The following calculations show the impact of applying levy to salmon, trout and canned and bottled fish while setting a single ad valorem rate equivalent to the lowest rate currently applicable.

A

SFIA total levy income 2004-05

£8,652,000

B

Total value of levyable products

£1,508,789,000

C

Average levy (in £) per £ of levyable product : ie (A/B) Lowest average levy per fish sector = shellfish

0.005734

D

SFIA total levy income 2004-05 from shellfish only

£2,040,000

E

Total value of levyable shellfish products

£572,716,000

F

Average levy (in £) per £ of levyable shellfish product : ie (D/E)

0.003562

G

Total levy income (across all sectors) if 0.003562 ad valorem rate applied (ieFxB)

£5,374,269

H

Estimated value of farmed salmon and sea trout (2003 figures)

£300,000,000

I

Predicted levy income from farmed salmon and sea trout at average levy rate of 0.005734 as above : (ie HxC)

£1,720,320

J

Predicted levy income from farmed salmon and sea trout at average levy rate of 0.003562 (shellfish level) as above : ie (HxF)

£1,068,592

K

Total levy at lowest (shellfish) ad valorem rate if farmed salmon and sea trout added to scope of levy (ie G+J)

£6,442,861

L

Estimated value of canned and bottled fish exc salmon (2004 figures)

£205,000,000

M

Predicted levy income from canned and bottled fish at average levy rate of 0.003562 (shellfish level) as above : ie (LxF)

£730,205

N

Total levy at lowest (shellfish) ad valorem rate if canned and bottled fish and farmed salmon and sea trout added to scope of levy (ie G+J+M)

£7,173,066

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