Details of VAT paid and recovered by each of the water authorities over the past five years is as follows (figures are in pounds sterling):West of Scotland WaterInputOutputClaimed2000-0141,698,649.205,762,046.1235,936,603.081999-200040,043,194.505,065,880.9834,977,313.521998-9936,135,925.505,252,633.7530,883,291.751997-9825,222,582.995,274,734.2319,947,848.761996-9723,438,271.905,184,733.5918,253,538.31166,538,624.0926,540,028.67139,998,595.42East of Scotland WaterInputOutputClaimed2000-0130,235,671.536,565,152.5423,670,518.991999-200030,261,924.126,760,417.2523,501,506.871998-9923,933,266.116,014,650.0117,918,616.101997-9821,036,027.335,189,766.5715,846,260.761996-9717,409,458.754,819,631.4812,589,827.27122,876,347.8429,349,617.8593,526,729.99North of Scotland WaterInputOutputClaimed2000-0128,518,898.532,253,506.7526,265,391.781999-200019,373,000.442,094,605.4817,278,394.961998-9919,331,762.912,158,103.8817,173,659.031997-9813,870,184.882,371,925.9911,498,258.891996-9712,313,818.101,906,108.4110,407,709.6993,407,664.8610,784,250.5182,623,414.35 S1W-15280