§ MR. MOUNT (Berkshire, Newbury)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state what were the proportions contributed by direct taxation and indirect taxation respectively to the actual revenue in the years 1894–5, 1899–1900, and 1904–5, and to the estimated revenue in the year 1905–6.
1257 (Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.) The proportions of Tax Revenue (excluding Coal Export Duty, but including
| Year. | Direct. | Indirect. |
| 1894–5 | 45.4 | 54.6 |
| 1899–1900 | 48.4 | 51.6 |
| 1904–5 (approximate) | 49.1 | 50.9 |
| 1905–6 (Budget Estimate) | 50.2 | 49.8 |