§ MR. TOULMIN (Bury, Lancashire)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the yield for the year 1904–5 of each direct and indirect tax separately, in a form similar to his reply of 27th April, 1904,† but distinguishing the amounts devoted in each case to
† See (4) Debates, cxxxiii., 1289.1475 Imperial purposes and Local Taxation Account.
| Net Receipts in 1904–5 from Direct and Indirect Taxes. (Excluding the Proceeds of the Coal Duty.) | |||||
| Indirect Taxes. | Direct Taxes. | ||||
| For Imperial purposes. | For Local Taxation Accounts. | For Imperial purposes. | For Local Taxation Accounts. | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Customs— | Excise— | ||||
| Coffee etc. | 490,000 | — | Licences, etc. | 253,000 | 4,074,000 |
| Dried fruits | 442,000 | — | Railway Duty | 355,000 | — |
| Spirits | 3,822,000 | 174,000 | Estate Duty | 13,010,000 | 4,248,000 |
| Sugar | 6,106,000 | — | Stamps | 7,804,000 | — |
| Tea | 8,272,000 | — | Land Tax | 768,000 | — |
| Tobacco | 13,185,000 | — | Inhabited House Duty | 2,014,000 | — |
| Wine | 1,185,000 | — | Income-Tax | 31,264,000 | — |
| Other Customs | 66,000 | 1,000 | |||
| Excise— | |||||
| Beer | 12,679,000 | 423,000 | |||
| Spirits | 17,307,000 | 829,000 | |||
| Glucose, etc | 104,000 | — | |||
| 63,658,000 | 1,427,000 | 55,468,000 | 8,322,000 | ||
| £65,085,000 | £63,790,000 |