§ MR. HICKS BEACHTo ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportions will be contributed to the estimated revenue of 1906–7 by direct and indirect taxation respectively, as compared with the actual proportions contributed in the years 1904–5 and 1905–6.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith): The proportions of tax revenue (excluding coal export duty, but including local taxation revenue) derived from direct and indirect taxes respectively, are as follows:—;
| Year. | Direct. | Indirect. |
| 1904–5 | 49.5 | 50.5 |
| 1905–6 (approximate) | 50.4 | 49.6 |
| 1906–7 (estimated) | 51.0 | 49.0 |