§ Mr. TINKERasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the percentages of direct and indirect taxation for the years 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAThe percentages are as follow:
Financial Year. Direct. Per cent. Indirect. Per cent. 1923–24 63.46 36.54 1924–25 66.93 33.07 1925–26 66.02 33.98 1926–27 64.46 35.54 1927–28 64.73 35.27 1928–29 63.97 36.03 1929–30 64.15 35.85 1930–31 65.77 34.23 1931–32 65.88 34.12 1932–33 60.97 39.03 1933–34 (approximate) 60.28 39.72