§ 15. Mr. TINKERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the percentage of indirect and direct taxation of the present Budget; and will he give the corresponding figures of 1924–25, 1930–31, 1932–33 and 1934–35?
The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Duff-Cooper)With the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The percentages are as follow:
| Financial Year. | Direct. Per cent | Indirect. Per cent |
| 1924–5 | 66.93 | 33.07 |
| 1930–1 | 65.77 | 34.23 |
| 1932–3 | 60.97 | 39.03 |
| 1934–5 | 59.86 | 40.14 |
| 1935–6 | 59.77 | 40.23 |
| (Budget estimates.) |