§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can give an estimate as to how much the business profits assessable to Income Tax increased in 1919–20 over 1914–15; and by how much wages, salaries and small incomes increased in the same period?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe gross income brought under the review of the Inland Revenue Department, as regards Schedule D (which consists mainly of profits from business) and Schedule E (which relates mainly to salaries), was as follows:—
— 1914–15. 1918–19 (estimated). 1919–20. £ £ Schedule D 724,488,365 1,040,000 000 Not available. do. Schedule E 157,253,770 335,000,000 I have not sufficient information to enable me to reply to the latter part of the question.