HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 cc149-50W
Mr. Jay

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give figures after tax for wages, salaries and rent, dividends and interest, respectively, expressed as a percentage of the national income, for the years 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953, in a form comparable to those on page 15 of Command Paper No. 7933.

Mr. R. A. Butler

The available information, taken from Table 9 of "National Income and Expenditure 1946 to 1953" is given below, in a form comparable with that on page 15 of Cmd. 7933. I regret that it is not possible to give separate figures of wages and of salaries after tax. No distinction is now made between these two forms of income in the proceses of tax assessment and collection.

Percentages
1950 1951 1952 1953
Wages and salaries 73 74 75 74
Income of the Forces 3 3 3 3
Personal income from self-employment, and from rent, dividends and interest 24 23 22 23
Total personal income from work and property 100 100 100 100

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