HC Deb 19 May 1909 vol 5 c397
Mr. VINCENT KENNEDY

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he would state what was the proportion of direct to indirect taxation in Ireland and in Great Britain in 1907-8; and would he say what the proportions of these respective taxes would be for 1908-9, under his present Budget proposals, in the two countries?

Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE

The proportion of direct to indirect taxation in 1907-8 was:—

The proportion for 1908-9 on the basis of Exchequer receipts (which is not, however, as the question suggests, affected by the present Budget proposals) was:—

and the estimated proportion for 1909-10 under the Budget proposals is:—