HC Deb 11 May 1925 vol 183 c1460W
Mr. LEESSMITH

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the taxation per head in England, France and Germany; and what proportion it bears to the income per head in each of the three countries?

Mr. GUINNESS

The taxation per head is as follows: United Kingdom, 19256 (estimate), £15 5s. 9d.; France, 1924 (actual), francs 676; France, 1925 (estimate), francs 718; Germany, 192425 (actual), marks 117. No authoritative estimates of national income exist