§ 2. Mr. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the 28 per cent. of the distributable national income which goes to the richest tenth of the nation represents earned and unearned income, respectively.
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. John Boyd-Carpenter)About five-sixths and one-sixth respectively.
§ Mr. OsborneWhen the Chancellor is considering his Budget proposals, and if he has anything to spare, will he bear in mind the men who earn the income rather than those who get it from investment?
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterAll the relevant considerations will, of course, be borne in mind.