HC Deb 06 December 1933 vol 283 c1496W
Sir F. SANDERSON

asked 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-BELISHA

The 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.