§ Sir F. SANDERSONasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the taxation per head of the population of Great Britain, the United States of America, France, and Germany, respectively?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe information asked for is contained in the following statement, but I ought to remind my hon. Friend that a calculation of this kind cannot afford a reliable comparison of tax burdens.
- Taxation per head (National only).
- United Kingdom, 1933–4—£1d 10s. 6d.
- United States,* 1933–4—$18.47.
- France, † 1934—Frs. 1105.81.
- Germany,‡ 1933–4—Rm. 105.99.
- *Federal taxation only.
- †Including the revenue of the Autonomous Sinking Fund.
- ‡Including the taxes raised by the Reich of which the proceeds are assigned in part to the States, but excluding the taxes raised by the States themselves.