[url]http://www.senate.gov/~appropriations/treasury/testimony/buckles.htm[/url]

REVENUE COLLECTION
ATF continues to honor its obligation to fairly and efficiently collect over 12 billion dollars in revenue in accordance with current laws. Our efforts have achieved an extraordinarily high level of voluntary compliance within the industries we regulate. In fiscal year 1999, ATF collected the following revenue: $11,900,000,000 in alcohol and tobacco excise taxes; $167,000,000 in firearms excise taxes; and $105,000,000 in special occupational taxes; and $6,000,000 in licensing and transfer fees for a total exceeding $12,100,000,000.