§ 34. Mr. G. Campbellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish approximate figures to show, in the latest year for which information is available, the total amount collected in taxation in Scotland and the total expended by central Government in various forms in Scotland.
§ Mr. CallaghanIn 1964–65 net receipts from taxation collected in Scotland, so far as they can be separately identified, were just over £520 million. In the same period identifiable expenditure in Scotland by the central Government, including grants and loans to loan authorities, was about £600 million.
§ Mr. CampbellDoes the Chancellor recognise that this torpedoes the figures which have been circulated in Scotland by the Scottish Nationalist Party? Will he also publish estimates for the future, since his new Selective Employment Tax will alter the present position to Scotland's disadvantage?
§ Mr. CallaghanNo, Sir, I do not think the second part of the supplementary question is true.