HC Deb 01 February 1968 vol 757 cc378-9W
Sir W. Robson Brown

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total amount raised by taxation on companies during the financial years 1965–66 and 1966–67, and the total amounts raised during the same periods by Income Tax and Surtax on earned incomes and on unearned incomes, respectively.

Mr. Harold Lever

The following estimates refer to the sectors on the National Income Accounts:

£ million
1965–66 1966–67
Taxes on income paid by companies 688 926
Income tax paid by persons (including non-residents) divided as follows:— 3,410 3,424
(i) earned income 2,321 2,588
(ii) investment income 1,089 836
Surtax 204 244
Notes:
(1) Tax on dividends and interest is treated as paid by the recipients of such payments.
(2) It is not possible to split the receipts of surtax between earned and investment incomes.