HC Deb 01 October 1931 vol 257 cc520-1
64. Mr. EDWARD WILLIAMS

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of taxation per head, expressed in sterling, for the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the United States, respectively, for the year 1913–14 and for each year from 1921 to date?

Mr. P. SNOWDEN

With the hon. Member's permission I will circulate a tabular statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. WISE

In circulating the figures will the right hon. Gentleman—[Interruption].

HON. MEMBERS

Order!

Mr. SPEAKER

We should get on much more quickly if hon. Gentlemen did not make so much noise. Mr. Wise!

Mr. WISE

In preparing the figures, will the right hon. Gentleman be good enough to give, if possible, the comparative taxation at various incomes so as to get comparable figures rather than a general average?

Mr. SNOWDEN

The tabular statement which I shall circulate is a full reply to the question on the Paper.

Mr. R. A. TAYLOR

Does it include local and provincial taxes as well as national taxes?

TAXATION IN STERLING.
— U.K. France. Germany. Italy. U.S.A.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
1913 or 1913–14 … … 3 11 4 3 7 0 1 10 8 2 2 8 11 7 11
1921 or 1921–22 … … 18 1 10 8 4 5 —* 3 9 0 8 9 0
1922 or 1922–23 … … 17 8 1† 8 11 3 —* 3 9 10 6 9 5
1923 or 1923–24 … … 16 2 5† 6 18 2 —* 3 14 11 6 9 11
1924 or 1924–25 … … 15 9 0† 7 18 7 6 5 3 3 15 1 6 4 6
1925 or 1925–26 … … 15 2 8† 6 17 0 5 6 11 3 10 2 6 2 7
1926 or 1926–27 … … 14 11 8† 5 19 7 5 11 2 3 2 9 6 3 6
1927 or 1927–28 … … 15 6 3† 8 18 5 6 11 3 4 6 1 5 16 10
1928 or 1928–29 … … 15 0 8† 9 11 2 6 19 11 4 11 5 5 14 3
1929 or 1929–30 … … 14 15 10† 9 7 1 7 7 10 4 8 2 5 13 8
1930 or 1930–31 … … 15 6 6† 10 1 8 7 17 0 6 13 0 6 3 5
1931 or 1931–32 … … Original
15 12 11† 10 0 2 7 0 5 4 9 7 5 18 2
Revised
15 17 11†
In the case of Germany and the U.S.A. the figures refer only to Federal taxes, and local taxation is excluded in all cases. For this and other reasons the figures are not strictly comparable.
* Owing to the depreciation of the paper mark the annual returns of revenue in the years 1921–23 are of no statistical value.
† Excluding Irish Free State.