§ MR. O'MARA (Kilkenny, S.)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the relative percentages of direct and indirect taxation in Great 1548 Britain and Ireland in the past financial year, and what he estimates those percentages will be under his new proposals next year.
(Answered by Mr. Asquith.) The relative percentages of direct and indirect taxation for the two years are estimated for Great Britain and Ireland respectively as follows —
| 1906–7. | ||
| Direct Taxes. | Indirect Taxes. | |
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Great Britain | 52˙7 | 47˙3 |
| Ireland | 27˙3 | 72˙7 |
| 1907–8. | ||
| Great Britain | 51˙9 | 48˙1 |
| Ireland | 27˙0 | 73˙0 |