HC Deb 24 June 1920 vol 130 c2398W
Mr. G. W. H. JONES

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of taxation per head per annum of the people of this country in 1913 and the present year, and the corresponding figures for each of the chief belligerents in the late War?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The following are the figures for which the hon. Member asks:

— Year ending. Taxation per head.
£ s. d.
United Kingdom 31–3–1914 3 10 10
31–3–1920 21 6 4
31–3–1921 22 0 6
(Estimated)
Dols.
U.S.A. 30–6–1914 6.79
30–6–1919 37.91
30–6–1920 49.41
(Estimated)
Fcs.
France 31–12–1913 103.4
31–12–1919 209.6
31–12–1920 450.0*
(Estimated)
Lire.
Italy 30–6–1914 53.9
30–6–1919 134.3
Marks.
Germany 31–3–1914 31.3
31–3–1921 444.2†
(Estimated)
* Provisional figure. Having regard to the late period in the financial year at which the Budget will have passed, it may not be reached. For a full year the amount per head will be substantially higher if the increases proposed by the Senate are accepted by the Chamber.
† Includes 37.50 marks, being the equivalent of the annual saving of interest on debt due to the Capital Levy.