HC Deb 08 December 1927 vol 211 cc1594-5W
Sir D. NEWTON

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the figures, showing the taxation per head of population in the United Kingdom,

Taxation per head.
— United Kingdom. France. Germany.* Italy. U.S.A.*
£ s. d. Francs. Reichmarks. Lire. $
1913 or 1913–14 … 3 11 4 84.5 31.3 53.8 6.8
1919 or 1919–20 … 21 14 5 221.1 —† 179.3 53.8
1920 or 1920–21 … 22 0 8 393.2 —† 248.7 45.2
1921 or 1921–22 … 18 1 10 426.9 —† 313.9 32.5
1922 or 1922–23 … 17 8 1‡ 467.7 —† 327.7 28.6
1923 or 1923–24 … 16 2 5‡ 522.7 —† 373.2 29.7
1924 or 1924–25 … 15 9 0‡ 676.1 117.0 380.4 27.5
1925 or 1925–26 … 15 2 8‡ 702.4 108.4 426.8 29.6
1926 or 1926–27 … 14 11 8‡ 910.2 113.4 394.4 30.0
* Excluding taxation raised by States.
† Owing to the depreciation of the paper mark, the annual returns of tax revenue during the period 1919 to 1924 are of no statistical value.
‡ Excluding Irish Free State.